Depression and Congestive Heart Failure in Outpatients.

November 23, 2015 updated by: VA Office of Research and Development

Depression and CHF in Outpatients

Patients with a diagnosis of CHF, NYHA class II, III or IV will be recruited for a study comparing a nursing intervention addressing CHF (SIM group) or CHF and depression (CIM group). Participants in the standard illness management program will receive an 8-week, 8-session intervention designed to help them improve daily weighing, salt-restriction, medication management, etc. This intervention will be conducted in a combination of home visits and phone visits. They will also receive interactive, telephone-based daily monitoring that assesses daily weight, dyspnea, fatigue and medication compliance. Patients in the comorbid illness management program will receive the same illness management program PLUS education and behavioral techniques designed to help them cope emotionally with the illness. The comorbid illness management home monitoring will include a twice-monthly screen for depression. Major Variables: The major outcomes will be depressive symptoms, health-related quality of life, functional status, heart failure symptom severity, and self-care behaviors in heart failure.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Background:

Between 4 and 5% of patients seen at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers suffer heart failure. HF is the number one discharge diagnosis within the VHA. One of the most significant comorbidities in heart failure is depression. Depression predicts increased hospitalization and mortality even after controlling for key prognostic indicators. This HSR&D study aimed to test the effectiveness of a psychotherapy intervention for depression combined with illness management to illness management alone in veterans with heart failure.

Objectives:

To demonstrate better depression, health-related quality-of-life, and adherence outcomes for an illness management combined with psychotherapy intervention (COMBO) as compared to an illness management alone program (IMO).

Methods:

This was a two-site, two-arm, randomized controlled trial comparing COMBO to IMO. The total number of patients recruited for the study was 148. Retention was comparable between groups, though depression severity predicted drop out in the IMO condition but not the COMBO condition. Patients completed study assessments at baseline, week 4, week 8 (post-intervention) and at 26- and 52-week follow-up.

Status:

The main study analyses have been conducted. The project team is conducting analysis of secondary hypotheses

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

134

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Iowa
      • Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52246
        • Iowa City VA Medical Center
    • Missouri
      • Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201-5297
        • Harry S. Truman Memorial VA Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

45 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Receiving treatment for NYHA Class 2-4 heart failure.
  • Patients of the Iowa City, IA or Columbia, MO Veterans Affairs Medical Center Primary Care or Cardiac Care Clinics.
  • Life expectancy greater than 6 months.
  • Must speak English.
  • Must possess a working telephone.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of major psychiatric illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and substance abuse (PTSD patients are eligible).
  • Life expectancy less than 3 months.
  • Planned relocation to a nursing home.
  • Marked visual or hearing impairment.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Single Illness Managment
This intervention includes standard disease self-management coaching for heart failure and helps patients set goals for fluid management, restricted salt-intake, and medication adherence.
Behavioral: Single Illness Management
8 week nursing intervention addressing Congestive Heart Failure
Experimental: Comorbid Illness Management
This intervention includes the same self-management coaching found in the comparator arm, but also includes discussion of ways to cope and manage mood.
Behavioral: Comorbid Illness Management
8 week nursing intervention to address Congestive Heart Failure and emotional coping

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Beck Depression Inventory II
Time Frame: Depression and psychological health will be assessed at week 1, week 8
Depressive Symptoms measured on a Beck Depression Inventory Revised Possible Range 0 to 63. Higher scores indicate greater depression. Effectiveness of treatment indicated by a decline in the BDI-II score.
Depression and psychological health will be assessed at week 1, week 8

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Health-Related Quality of Life
Time Frame: Measured at week 1, week 8
Medical Outcomes Study SF-36 Physical Function Subscale- 10 Items Range 0 to 100, Higher Scores indicate higher functioning.
Measured at week 1, week 8

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

VA Office of Research and Development

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Carolyn L Turvey, PhD MS, VA Medical Center, Iowa City

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2010

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 1, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 1, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

May 3, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 24, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 23, 2015

Last Verified

November 1, 2015

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IIR 06-082

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