NCT00854984

Pilot Study of a Self-help Intervention for Depression in Patients With a Chronic Disease

Pilot Study of a Practice Nurse Supported Psychological Self-help Intervention for Patients With Diabetes or Coronary Heart Disease and Co-morbid Depression

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 49 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Edinburgh · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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 person, their family, employers and society. Recent developments in the UK General Practitioners' Contract mean that patients with two chronic diseases (Coronary Heart Disease- CHD and Diabetes - DM) are routinely screened for depression using a simple screening tool. We propose a study using an existing self help intervention in the specific context of patients with mild to moderately severe depression identified in this way. This RCT is the second phase of a 2 phase mixed methods study examining the feasibility of a Full RCT. The first involved focus group with patients and health practitioners.

Conditions

• Depression
• Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
• Coronary Heart Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Living Life to the Full	A nurse-supported, self-help, cognitive behavioural therapy with web, video and booklet formats.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-03-13
• Primary completion: 2009-09-30
• Completion: 2009-09-30
• First posted: 2009-03-03
• Last updated: 2024-05-22

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United Kingdom