Status:

COMPLETED

Increasing the Efficiency of Depression-screening Using Patient-targeted Feedback

Lead Sponsor:

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Collaborating Sponsors:

German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Conditions:

Depressive Episode

Chronic Ischaemic Heart Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Out-patients with coronary heart disease or hypertension will fill out a depression screening questionnaire while waiting in a cardiac clinic. Using a randomised-controlled study design half of the pa...

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of a minimal intervention on the course of depressive symptoms in patients with known coronary heart disease (CHD) or hypertension. By means of a de...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Gender: Both, male and female
  • Minimum Age: 18 Years
  • Maximum Age: no maximum age
  • Attendance in a cardiac clinic;
  • Clinical diagnosis of coronary heart disease or hypertension;
  • Age ≥ 18 years;
  • Sufficient language skills;
  • Informed consent

Exclusion

  • Life threatening health status;
  • Severe somatic or/and psychological disorder that needs urgent treatment;
  • Acute suicidal tendency;
  • Severe cognitive or/and visual difficulties;
  • Not being able to fill out questionnaires

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

4151 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01879111

Start Date

October 1 2011

End Date

May 1 2014

Last Update

November 18 2020

Active Locations (2)

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University Medical Center Universitaeres Herzzentrum Hamburg-Eppendorf

Hamburg, Germany, 20246

2

Cardiologicum Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany, 22041