A Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Depression and Anxiety in COPD

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Conditions studied: Depressive Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

In brief

The literature and our preliminary studies found that in COPD patients, psychosocial factors affect quality of life (QOL) and functioning more than would be expected given the severity of their disease. To improve QOL and functioning in the approximately 50% of COPD patients with significant anxiety and/or depressive symptoms, interventions are needed. Much research documents the utility of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating depression and anxiety, showing it to have promise as a self-management intervention to improve QOL in COPD patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00105911

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

222

Starts

2002-07-01

Expected to finish

2005-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Moderate depression or anxiety, COPD

Where it is running

• Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX — Houston, Texas, United States

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