Treatment of Depression After Coronary Bypass Surgery

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Depression, Coronary Disease

In brief

This randomized controlled trial will test the efficacy of (1) cognitive behavior therapy and (2) supportive stress management as treatments for depression in people who have recently undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00042198

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

123

Starts

2001-12-01

Expected to finish

2006-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-07-02

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) surgery (alone or combined with valvular or carotid surgery) within past 12 months
• Meets DSM-IV criteria for major or minor depressive episode

You may not qualify if…

• Severe cognitive impairment
• Severe psychiatric comorbidity (e.g., alcoholism or schizophrenia)
• Severely debilitating or life-threatening illness other than coronary disease

Where it is running

• Washington University School of Medicine — St Louis, Missouri, United States

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