Telephone Administered Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Depression for Veterans in Rural Areas

NCT ID: NCT00012974

Last Updated: 2015-04-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-11-30

Study Completion Date

2007-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of telephone-administered cognitive-behavioral therapy (T-CBT) in treating major depression among veterans served by community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs) in the Veteran�s Integrated Service Network (VISN) 21, which serves rural areas in Northern California

Detailed Description

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More that 20% of patients in primary care have depressive disorders. While primary care is the principal venue for treatment for depression, fewer than 25% of depressed patients receive adequate treatment for their depression. These outcomes can be worse when there are barriers to treatment such as living in a rural area. Several studies have found that given a choice, about two-thirds of depressed primary care patients prefer psychotherapy or counseling over antidepressant medication.

This is a controlled, randomized trial in which subjects meeting criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) from primary care settings in VISN 21 including CBOCs will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions: 1) a 16-session manualized telephone administered cognitive behavioral therapy (T-CBT) delivered over 24 weeks or 2) a treatment-as-usual (TAU) condition. Telephone-administered cognitive behavioral therapy (T-CBT) is an intervention aimed at improving coping skills and social functioning. It is divided into two phases: 1) an initial treatment phase consisting of 12 weekly sessions aimed at reducing symptoms of depression, and 2) a booster phase in which 4 sessions are provided at increasingly greater intervals to target maintenance of treatment gains. T-CBT, administered by doctoral level psychologists, will be compared to a treatment-as-usual (TAU) condition that controls for the natural course of depression during the course of treatment.

Conditions

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Heart Failure Beta-blocker Treatment

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm 1

Group Type OTHER

GTelephone-administered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (T-CBT)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Provider education, computer reminders, nurse case management

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Interventions

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GTelephone-administered Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (T-CBT)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Provider education, computer reminders, nurse case management

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients must have chronic heart failure, systolic left ventricular dysfunction (ejection fraction less than or equal to 45%), not be receiving beta-blockers, and not have contraindications to beta-blockers.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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US Department of Veterans Affairs

FED

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Barry M Massie, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

Locations

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VA Northern California Health Care System, Mather, CA

Sacramento, California, United States

Site Status

San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Massie BM. Comment--LVADs as long-term cardiac replacement: Success but on what terms and at what cost? J Card Fail. 2002 Apr;8(2):61-2. doi: 10.1054/jcaf.2002.33167. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 12016627 (View on PubMed)

Cuffe MS, Califf RM, Adams KF Jr, Benza R, Bourge R, Colucci WS, Massie BM, O'Connor CM, Pina I, Quigg R, Silver MA, Gheorghiade M; Outcomes of a Prospective Trial of Intravenous Milrinone for Exacerbations of Chronic Heart Failure (OPTIME-CHF) Investigators. Short-term intravenous milrinone for acute exacerbation of chronic heart failure: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2002 Mar 27;287(12):1541-7. doi: 10.1001/jama.287.12.1541.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 11911756 (View on PubMed)

Leier CV, Silver MA, Massie BM, Young JB, Fowler MB, Ventura HO, Hershberger RE. Nuggets, pearls, and vignettes of master heart failure clinicians. Part 1--the medical history. Congest Heart Fail. 2001 Sep-Oct;7(5):245-249. doi: 10.1111/j.1527-5299.2001.00307.x. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 11832662 (View on PubMed)

Dauterman KW, Go AS, Rowell R, Gebretsadik T, Gettner S, Massie BM. Congestive heart failure with preserved systolic function in a statewide sample of community hospitals. J Card Fail. 2001 Sep;7(3):221-8. doi: 10.1054/jcaf.2001.26896.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 11561221 (View on PubMed)

Go AS, Rao RK, Dauterman KW, Massie BM. A systematic review of the effects of physician specialty on the treatment of coronary disease and heart failure in the United States. Am J Med. 2000 Feb 15;108(3):216-26. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)00430-1.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 10723976 (View on PubMed)

Cuffe MS, Califf RM, Adams KF, Bourge RC, Colucci W, Massie B, O'Connor CM, Pina I, Quigg R, Silver M, Robinson LA, Leimberger JD, Gheorghiade M. Rationale and design of the OPTIME CHF trial: outcomes of a prospective trial of intravenous milrinone for exacerbations of chronic heart failure. Am Heart J. 2000 Jan;139(1 Pt 1):15-22. doi: 10.1016/s0002-8703(00)90303-x.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 10618557 (View on PubMed)

Massie BM. Obesity and heart failure--risk factor or mechanism? N Engl J Med. 2002 Aug 1;347(5):358-9. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe020065. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 12151474 (View on PubMed)

Massie BM, Armstrong PW, Cleland JG, Horowitz JD, Packer M, Poole-Wilson PA, Ryden L. Toleration of high doses of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in patients with chronic heart failure: results from the ATLAS trial. The Assessment of Treatment with Lisinopril and Survival. Arch Intern Med. 2001 Jan 22;161(2):165-71. doi: 10.1001/archinte.161.2.165.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 11176729 (View on PubMed)

Ashton CM, Bozkurt B, Colucci WB, Kiefe CI, Mann DL, Massie BM, Slawsky MT, Tierney WM, West JA, Whellan DJ, Wray NP. Veterans Affairs Quality Enhancement Research Initiative in chronic heart failure. Med Care. 2000 Jun;38(6 Suppl 1):I26-37. doi: 10.1097/00005650-200006001-00004.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 10843268 (View on PubMed)

Gottlieb SS, Abraham W, Butler J, Forman DE, Loh E, Massie BM, O'connor CM, Rich MW, Stevenson LW, Young J, Krumholz HM. The prognostic importance of different definitions of worsening renal function in congestive heart failure. J Card Fail. 2002 Jun;8(3):136-41. doi: 10.1054/jcaf.2002.125289.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 12140805 (View on PubMed)

Massie BM. Treating heart failure: it's time for new paradigms and novel approaches. J Card Fail. 2002 Jun;8(3):117-9. doi: 10.1054/jcaf.2002.126485. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 12140801 (View on PubMed)

Ansari M, Tutar A, Bullard J, Teerlink J, Massie B. Cardiology specialist care of heart failure patients improves survival. [Abstract]. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2001 Jun 1; 37:189A.

Reference Type RESULT

Massie BM. Neurohormonal blockade in chronic heart failure. How much is enough? Can there be too much? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002 Jan 2;39(1):79-82. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01715-6. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 11755290 (View on PubMed)

Ansari M, Tutar A, Bullard J, Teerlink J, Massie B. Heart failure in a veteran cohort: Predictors of outcome. [Abstract]. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2001 Jun 1; 37:1581.

Reference Type RESULT

Frances CD, Noguchi H, Massie BM, Browner WS, McClellan M. Are we inhibited? Renal insufficiency should not preclude the use of ACE inhibitors for patients with myocardial infarction and depressed left ventricular function. Arch Intern Med. 2000 Sep 25;160(17):2645-50. doi: 10.1001/archinte.160.17.2645.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 10999979 (View on PubMed)

Massie BM. The year in heart failure: 2004. J Card Fail. 2005 Feb;11(1):1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2005.01.001. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 15704055 (View on PubMed)

Massie BM. Isosorbide dinitrate plus hydralazine was effective for advanced heart failure in black patients. ACP J Club. 2005 Mar-Apr;142(2):37. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 15739984 (View on PubMed)

Teerlink JR, Massie BM. Nesiritide and worsening of renal function: the emperor's new clothes? Circulation. 2005 Mar 29;111(12):1459-61. doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000160874.48045.54. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 15795361 (View on PubMed)

Massie BM. Heart failure trials: are they becoming impractical? J Card Fail. 2005 Apr;11(3):161-3. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2005.03.001. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 15812741 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CHI 99-063

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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