Problem-Solving Therapy for People With Major Depression and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

NCT00601055 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 101

Last updated 2016-07-15

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Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of problem-solving therapy combined with treatment adherence procedures in treating older people with major depression and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Conditions

  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
  • Depression

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Problem Solving-Rx Adherence (PSA)

In PSA, a therapist teaches the participant to identify problems related to depression, functioning, and treatment adherence; to generate multiple solutions; and to choose and implement one or more of those solutions.

BEHAVIORAL

PID-C

In PID-C, a therapist identifies obstacles to treatment adherence and helps the participant overcome those obstacles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH
  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • George S. Alexopoulos, MD · Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
95 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-02-29
Primary Completion
2015-08-31
Completion
2015-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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