Effects of a Telephone Based Peer Support to Reduce Depressive Symptoms and Improve Social Support in Women With CHD

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Depressive Symptoms; Low Perceived Social Support; Coronary Heart Disease
• Interventions: Behavioral: Telephone based peer support

• Registration Number: NCT02177474
• Lead Sponsor: University of Göttingen

Brief Summary

In a randomized controlled trial the investigators intended to evaluate the effect of a telephone based peer support intervention on depressed or anxious women with coronary heart disease (CHD). The investigators intended to include 198 depressed or anxious women aged over 18 years with CHD. Participants were randomized to intervention (IG) or waiting list (WL). IG was offered immediate telephone-based contact to peer counselors while WL received the offer with a 6-month delay. All participants got at least one telephone call by a clinical psychologist (study information, feedback about the individual level of distress, proposal to get help). Main outcome variables were depressive symptoms (PHQ-9) and perceived social support (F-SozU K-14). In an additional quasi-experimental trial, the investigators included 11 peer counselors and 11 matched controls not taking part in the intervention. Main outcome variables were mood states (POMS) and perceived social support (F-SozU K-14).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-10
• Primary Completion: 2012-01
• Study Completion: 2012-07
• Status Verified: 2014-06
• Study First Submitted: 2014-06-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-06-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-06-26
• Study First Posted: 2014-06-27
• Last Update Posted: 2014-06-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 108

Inclusion Criteria

• coronary heart disease
• depressive symptoms (HADS >7)
• insurants of former Kaufmännische Krankenkasse (KKH)-Allianz
• German speaking
• at least 18 years old
• written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• hardness of hearing
• severe somatic illness
• current severe depressive episode or current suicidal tendency
• severe mental illness (dementia, psychosis)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Telephone based peer support	Telephone based peer support	The telephone based peer support was delivered by 11 women with chd aged 54 to 73 years, living all over Germany. Participants could call according to their needs during scheduled times on workdays.
Waitlist Group	Telephone based peer support	Waitlist condition with delayed telephone based peer support starting at 5 months

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of Depressive Symptoms measured by PHQ-9 from baseline to 5 month	Baseline (T1), after 5 month (T2), after 11 month (T3)	PHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire - Depression Scale
Change of perceived social support measured by F-SozU K-14 from baseline to 6 month	Baseline (T0), 5 month after T1 (T2), after 11 month (T3)	F-SozU K-14: Fragebogen zur sozialen Unterstützung (Social Support Questionnaire)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change of Symptoms of anxiety measured by HADS-A from baseline to 5 month	Baseline (T1), after 5 month (T2), after 11 month (T3)	HADS-A: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale - Anxiety Scale
Change of Self efficacy measured by SWE from baseline to 5 month	Baseline (T1), after 5 month (T2), after 11 month (T3)	SWE: Fragebogen zur Allgemeinen Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung (Perceived self efficacy)
Change of Quality of life measured by WHOQOL-BREF from baseline to 5 month	Baseline (T1), after 5 month (T2), after 11 month (T3)	WHOQOL-BREF: The World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Univ. of Göttingen; 🇩🇪 Göttingen, Germany