Psychotherapeutic INtervention for DEpression Treatment in patients with chronic Heart Failure
ISRCTN | ISRCTN74936396 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN74936396 |
Secondary identifying numbers | PINDET-HF - 01GI0205/21 |
- Submission date
- 30/03/2007
- Registration date
- 30/05/2007
- Last edited
- 19/10/2021
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Circulatory System
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Prof Wolfgang Herzog
Scientific
Scientific
Department of Psychosomatic and General Internal Medicine
Medical Hospital
University of Heidelberg
INF 410
Heidelberg
69120
Germany
Wolfgang.Herzog@med.uni-heidelberg.de |
Study information
Study design | Randomised controlled intervention trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Not specified |
Study type | Treatment |
Scientific title | Psychotherapeutic INtervention for DEpression Treatment in patients with chronic Heart Failure |
Study acronym | PINDET-HF |
Study objectives | Psychotherapeutic treatment in patients with chronic heart failure and comorbid depression leads to a significant reduction of depression severity in comparison to usual care. |
Ethics approval(s) | Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the institutional review board of the medical faculty of the University of Heidelberg on the 5th March 2007 (ref.: 302/2006) |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Chronic heart failure, depression |
Intervention | Eight sessions in a psychotherapy group (six to nine patients per group), 90 minutes each, over three months, versus care as usual (patients are informed about depression diagnosis and are motivated to talk about treatment options with their GP). Psychotherapy is based on cognitive behavioural techniques and follows a manual. Elements of therapy are: 1. Psychoeducation 2. Cognitive techniques 3. Setup of positive activities 4. Relaxation skills 5. Keeping a study diary |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | Depression severity according to PHQ-9 summary score at the end of the intervention. |
Secondary outcome measures | 1. PHQ-9 summary score three months after the intervention 2. Generic (36-item Short Form health survey [SF-36]) and disease-specific (Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire [KCCQ]) quality of life 3. Anxiety severity (7-item Generalised Anxiety Disorder scale [GAD-7]) 4. Resilience (Resilience Scale) 5. Hopelessness 6. Vital exhaustion 7. Self-reported adherence to heart failure self-management |
Overall study start date | 01/01/2007 |
Completion date | 31/05/2008 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Not Specified |
Sex | Not Specified |
Target number of participants | 130 |
Key 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 |
Key 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 |
Date of first enrolment | 01/01/2007 |
Date of final enrolment | 31/05/2008 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Germany
Study participating centre
Department of Psychosomatic and General Internal Medicine
Heidelberg
69120
Germany
69120
Germany
Sponsor information
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium Für Bildung und Forschung [BMBF]) (Germany)
Government
Government
Hannoversche Str. 28-30
Berlin
10115
Germany
Website | http://www.bmbf.de/en/index.php |
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https://ror.org/04pz7b180 |
Funders
Funder type
Government
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium Für Bildung und Forschung [BMBF]) (Germany) (ref: 01GI0205/21)
No information available
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |
Editorial Notes
19/10/2021: Proactive update review. No publications found. Search options exhausted.