Combined Illness Management and Psychotherapy in Treating Depressed Elders (COPE)

University of Iowa

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Heart Failure; Depression

Treatments: Behavioral: Combined Psychotherapy and Illness Management; Behavioral: Illness Management Only

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01337726

R01MH086482 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 226 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 55+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 55 years or older
• Diagnosis of Heart Failure or COPD
• Depressive symptoms indicated by a BDI-II score of 10 or higher
• Functional impairment

Exclusion criteria

• Current psychotherapy
• Cognitive Impairment
• Psychiatric diagnosis
• Active suicidal thoughts
• Significant vision or hearing impairment
• Residence in long term care facility

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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226 participants in 2 patient groups

Illness Management Only

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Illness Management Only

Combined Psychotherapy & Illness Management

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Combined Psychotherapy and Illness Management