Depression and Self-care in Heart Failure

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Heart Failure, Depression

In brief

The purpose of the study is to test whether Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) plus heart failure self-care education is superior to "usual care" for depression.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01028625

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

158

Starts

2010-01-01

Expected to finish

2014-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-05-29

Who can join

Age: 30 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• New York Heart Association Class I, II, or III Heart Failure (Clinically diagnosed at least 3 months ago)
• Meets the DSM-IV criteria for a current major depressive episode, or for current minor depression with a past history of at least one major depressive episode.
• PHQ-9 score of 10 or greater plus 2 or 3 on question 1 or 2 over the last 2 weeks including today

You may not qualify if…

• Less than 30 years old
• Current ETOH / drug abuse
• Bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorder
• Communication barrier
• Dementia
• Currently in competing research protocol
• High risk for suicide
• Insurmountable logistical barriers to laboratory assessment visits
• Major mobility-limiting physical disability
• Poor 1 year prognosis not r/t heart failure
• Hospitalized for heart failure or acute coronary syndrome in last month
• Initiated antidepressant therapy in the past 4 weeks
• Current non-study psychotherapy for depression or other psychiatric problem

Where it is running

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

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