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Combined Illness Management and Psychotherapy in Treating Depressed Elders

NCT01337726 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 226

Last updated 2017-04-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to test a program developed to help patients with chronic heart or lung problems take care of themselves and cope with their illness or limitations.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Combined Psychotherapy and Illness Management

Participants will have 10 weekly visits with a study clinician at their home and by phone. They will focus on their self care and illness management as well as how to manage their mood/cope emotionally. Follow up assessments will occur at 26 and 52 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Illness Management Only

Participants in this group will have 10 weekly sessions with a study clinician at home and by phone. They will focus only on how they manage their illness. Follow up assessments will occur at 26 and 52 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Iowa

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carolyn L. Turvey, PhD · University of Iowa

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-02-28
Primary Completion
2016-03-31
Completion
2016-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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