Internet Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Patients With Heart Failure and Depression

University Hospital, Linkoeping

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depressive Symptoms; Heart Failure

Treatments: Behavioral: Discussion group; Behavioral: Cognitive behaviour therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01681771

FORSS-221791

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the short (9 weeks) and long (6 and 12 months) term effects of an 9 weeks intervention of internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy on depressive symptoms, worrying/anxiety, sleep, self-care knowledge and quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure and depression.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• > 18 years
• have time to participate in the study,
• treatment for HF according to the European Society of Cardiology guidelines2
• stable HF (NYHA class I-III) and not being hospitalized for HF the latest month
• signs of suffering of depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 >9 points

Exclusion criteria

• severe HF (NYHA IV) or another severe chronic life threatening disease.
• severe depression assessed to need hospital care

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Cogntive behaviour therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Internet based Cognitive behaviour therapy during 9 weeks

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive behaviour therapy

Discussion group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Internet moderated discussion group during 9 weeks

Treatment:

Behavioral: Discussion group

Behavioral: Cognitive behaviour therapy