Psychotherapeutic INtervention for DEpression Treatment in patients with chronic Heart Failure

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic heart failure, depression; Circulatory System; Heart failure

• Registration Number: ISRCTN74936396
• Lead Sponsor: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium Für Bildung und Forschung [BMBF]) (Germany)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-05-30
• Study Completion: 2008-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 1 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

1. Outpatients with documented, stable chronic heart failure
2. New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class I to III
3. Any depressive disorder or major depressive disorder according to 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) AND dysthymia or adjustment disorder or major depressive disorder with mild or medium severity according to Structured Clinical Interview for Depression Interview (SCID-I)
4. Age equal or greater than 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Acute physical illness that makes participation impossible, according to investigator's assessment
2. Participation in other clinical intervention trial
3. Dementia or other psychiatric disorder, that compromise patients' abilities to study compliance
4. Alcohol or drug abuse
5. Severe major depressive disorder
6. Acute suicidal tendency
7. Current psychotherapeutic treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified