UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000063234
Receipt number R000072360
Scientific Title Real-World Clinical Practice of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Among Physicians
Date of disclosure of the study information 2026/10/15
Last modified on 2026/10/09 10:08:36

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Basic information

Public title

Real-World Clinical Practice of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Among Physicians

Acronym

Real-World Clinical Practice of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Among Physicians

Scientific Title

Real-World Clinical Practice of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Among Physicians

Scientific Title:Acronym

Real-World Clinical Practice of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) Among Physicians

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Generalized anxiety disorder

Classification by specialty

Psychosomatic Internal Medicine Psychiatry

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To investigate the current status of the diagnosis and treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) among psychiatrists and psychosomatic medicine physicians in Japan, and to clarify changes in physicians' awareness and clinical practice since the previous survey conducted in December 2022. This study also aims to identify unmet needs in GAD treatment that remain after the approval of an additional indication for GAD.

Basic objectives2

Others

Basic objectives -Others

Descriptive assessment of disease awareness, diagnostic and treatment practices, and unmet needs regarding GAD among psychiatrists and psychosomatic medicine physicians

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Assessment

Primary outcomes

All items in the web-based questionnaire, including: awareness of GAD; number of patients diagnosed with GAD and diagnostic methods (use of operational diagnostic criteria, DSM-5-TR, and patient self-rating scales); prescribing practices (first- and second-line agents, reasons for selection, and prescribing patterns); non-pharmacological treatments, including psychosocial therapies; changes in unmet diagnostic and treatment needs before and after the approval of an additional indication for GAD; overall satisfaction with GAD treatment; collaboration with non-specialists; and perceived need for disease awareness activities for physicians and the general public.

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Base

Study type

Observational


Study design

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Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

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Eligibility

Age-lower limit


Not applicable

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

1.Provide informed consent to participate in the study on the web.
2.Main clinical department is psychiatry or psychosomatic medicine.
3.Physicians who have treated 10 or more outpatients or 10 or more inpatients in the past month.

Key exclusion criteria

None

Target sample size

500


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Misato
Middle name
Last name Kitamura

Organization

Viatris Pharmaceuticals Japan G.K.

Division name

Psychiatry, Medical Affairs

Zip code

106-0041

Address

Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower, 1-3-1 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

TEL

03-5656-0400

Email

Misato.Kitamura@viatris.com


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Tetsuri
Middle name
Last name Suzuki

Organization

INTAGE Healthcare Inc.

Division name

HEOR Group 1, Healthcare Research Department 1, Marketing & Value Insight Division

Zip code

101-0062

Address

13F Ochanomizu SolaCity, 4-6 Kanda-Surugadai Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062

TEL

03-5294-8393

Homepage URL


Email

suzuki.49352@intage.com


Sponsor or person

Institute

Viatris Pharmaceuticals Japan G.K.

Institute

Department

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Funding Source

Organization

Viatris Pharmaceuticals Japan G.K.

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IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Medical Corporation TOUKEIKAI Kitamachi Clinic ERB

Address

1-1-3, Kichijoji-kitamachi, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-0001, Japan

Tel

03-6779-8116

Email

chi-pr-ec-kitamachi@cmicgroup.com


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

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Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

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Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2026 Year 10 Month 15 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

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Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


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Progress

Recruitment status

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2026 Year 09 Month 16 Day

Date of IRB

2026 Year 09 Month 16 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2026 Year 10 Month 20 Day

Last follow-up date

2026 Year 10 Month 28 Day

Date of closure to data entry

2026 Year 10 Month 28 Day

Date trial data considered complete

2026 Year 11 Month 09 Day

Date analysis concluded

2026 Year 11 Month 30 Day


Other

Other related information

[Study design] Cross-sectional observational study using a web-based questionnaire (non-interventional, non-invasive).
[Participants] Physicians whose main clinical department is psychiatry or psychosomatic medicine, randomly selected from the physician panel of PLAMED Inc. and meeting the inclusion criteria.
[Sample size] A sample of 400 is required to keep the half-width of the 95% confidence interval for proportions at 5% or less; the target was set at 500 to allow for invalid responses.
[Statistical analysis] Categorical variables will be summarized as numbers and percentages, and continuous variables as summary statistics (n, mean, standard deviation, minimum, median, and maximum). Results for items common to the December 2022 physician survey (Nomoto K, et al. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2024;20:1001-1010) will be presented side by side and compared descriptively.


Management information

Registered date

2026 Year 10 Month 09 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 10 Month 09 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000072360