Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Depression in ESRD Patients on Dialysis

Depression is second in frequency only to hypertension as a comorbid condition for End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients. The presence of depression has been linked to lower quality of life, more medical comorbidities and shorter lifespan. This project represents the first known attempt at a standardized intervention for depression in ethnically diverse ESRD patients. The study will be conducted at the Parkside Center for Dialysis. Patients will be randomly selected for screening until 80 subjects meet entry criteria and agree to be randomized. Once subjects are screened and enrolled in the study they are randomly assigned to either a treatment or wait-list control condition. After 3 months, the intervention will be completed and both groups will be reassessed. After an additional 3 months, both groups will have received the intervention and pre and post measures for both groups will be available as well as 3 month follow-up for the 1st intervention group.

The following measures will be collected: to obtain a full DSM-IV diagnosis the SCID I and SCID II will be utilized. The BDI will provide a self-report measure of depression. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), a measure designed specifically for medically ill patients, will also be administered. Additionally, the Young Schema Questionnaire, a measure which seeks to identify maladaptive (both depressive and anxious) cognitive styles, will be administered. A quality of life measure designed specifically for dialysis patients (KDQOL-SF) will also be given as a means of measuring patient's overall coping and functioning. To better understand the patient's perceptions of their health and illness the Illness Effects Questionnaire will be administered. A demographic information sheet will be completed by the subject in which personal, ethnic, and illness information is collected. Detailed information about the subject's mental health history and treatment as well as current medications will be gathered. Data from routine dialysis laboratories (hemoglobin, creatinine, albumin, Kt/V) will be extracted from the chart.

The intervention will take place in individual format while the subjects are being dialyzed. The intervention will be 10 sixty minute -long weekly sessions spread over not more than 3 months. It will include both cognitive and behavioral skills focused on alleviating depressive affect and identifying maladaptive patterns of thought and behavior. This study would lay the groundwork for future clinical research by helping to develop a culturally competent clinical intervention and demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of adapting psychosocial intervention for a medically complex culturally diverse population.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

65

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

    • New York
      • Brooklyn, New York, United States, 11203
        • Parkside Hemodialysis

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

- hemodialysis patient Depression diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

(1) presence of current organic mental disorder (2) schizophrenia (3) bipolar disorder (4) depression with psychotic features (5) current substance abuse or dependence (6) active suicidal intent or plan (7) active homicidal ideation, intent, or plan -

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Treatment
Individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

10 sessions

1 hour per week

Other: Wait-list control
Individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) after 3 month wait-list period

10 sessions

1 hour per week

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Beck Depression Inventory
Time Frame: baseline, completion, 3 month follow-up
baseline, completion, 3 month follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Quality of Life
Time Frame: baseline, completion, 3 month follow-up
baseline, completion, 3 month follow-up
Clinical biomarkers
Time Frame: baseline, completion, 3 month follow-up
baseline, completion, 3 month follow-up

Collaborators and Investigators

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Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Daniel Cukor, PhD., State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 15, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 15, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

February 20, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 15, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 14, 2017

Last Verified

September 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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