Effects of a Telephone Based Peer Support to Reduce Depressive Symptoms and Improve Social Support in Women With CHD

NCT ID: NCT02177474

Last Updated: 2014-06-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 108 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2012-07-31

Brief Summary

In a randomized controlled trial the investigators intended to evaluate the effect of a telephone based peer support intervention on depressed or anxious women with coronary heart disease (CHD). The investigators intended to include 198 depressed or anxious women aged over 18 years with CHD. Participants were randomized to intervention (IG) or waiting list (WL). IG was offered immediate telephone-based contact to peer counselors while WL received the offer with a 6-month delay. All participants got at least one telephone call by a clinical psychologist (study information, feedback about the individual level of distress, proposal to get help). Main outcome variables were depressive symptoms (PHQ-9) and perceived social support (F-SozU K-14). In an additional quasi-experimental trial, the investigators included 11 peer counselors and 11 matched controls not taking part in the intervention. Main outcome variables were mood states (POMS) and perceived social support (F-SozU K-14).

Conditions

Depressive Symptoms; Low Perceived Social Support; Coronary Heart Disease

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Telephone based peer support

The telephone based peer support was delivered by 11 women with chd aged 54 to 73 years, living all over Germany. Participants could call according to their needs during scheduled times on workdays.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Telephone based peer support

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Waitlist Group

Waitlist condition with delayed telephone based peer support starting at 5 months

Group Type: OTHER

Telephone based peer support

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

Telephone based peer support

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• coronary heart disease
• depressive symptoms (HADS >7)
• insurants of former Kaufmännische Krankenkasse (KKH)-Allianz
• German speaking
• at least 18 years old
• written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• hardness of hearing
• severe somatic illness
• current severe depressive episode or current suicidal tendency
• severe mental illness (dementia, psychosis)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Kaufmännische Krankenkasse (KKH) (health insurance company)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Göttingen

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Christoph Herrmann-Lingen

Prof. Dr.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Christoph Herrmann-Lingen, Prof. Dr.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Goettingen, Department of Psychosomatik Medicine and Psychotherapy

Locations

Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Univ. of Göttingen

Göttingen, , Germany

Countries

Germany

Other Identifiers

Frauenherz-Studie-284

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Frauenherz - 284

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id