Status:
COMPLETED
Pilot Study of a Self-help Intervention for Depression in Patients With a Chronic Disease
Lead Sponsor:
University of Edinburgh
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Stirling
Robert Gordon University
Conditions:
Depression
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Eligibility:
All Genders
35+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A feasibility pilot trial of the self-help, "Cognitive behavioural therapy" based "Living Life to the Full" Materials for use by patients with diabetes type 2 and / or coronary heart disease.
Detailed Description
Depressed mood is common in patients with chronic disease and physical disability. It adversely affects quality of life, adherence to treatment and clinical outcome. Depression is expensive to the per...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Have had a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type 2 and / or coronary heart disease.
- Be aged 35 or over.
- Be attending a participating primary care practice.
- Have a depression severity scale rating indicating moderate to moderately severe depression, such as:Prime-MD-PHQ9 of 10-21; HADS-D of 8-15;BDI-2 of 23-44
Exclusion
- Unable to provide informed consent to participate
- Already receiving psychological treatment for their depression
- Have commenced treatment with an SSRI within the past 8 weeks
- Likely to have difficulty communicating by telephone
- Likely to have difficulty completing the forms and questionnaires
- Have a serious physical disorder
- Have a serious mental disorder
- Express significant suicidal thoughts (PHQ9 or BDI-2 question 9 scoring \>1)
- Took part in an earlier related focus group
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 13 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 30 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
49 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00854984
Start Date
March 13 2009
End Date
September 30 2009
Last Update
May 22 2024
Active Locations (2)
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1
Faculty of Health and Social Care, Garthdee Campus, Robert Gordon University
Aberdeen, United Kingdom, AB10 7QG
2
Community Health Sciences, GP Section, University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH8 9DX