Status:
COMPLETED
Depression and Congestive Heart Failure in Outpatients.
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Heart Failure
Depression
Eligibility:
All Genders
45+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients with a diagnosis of CHF, NYHA class II, III or IV will be recruited for a study comparing a nursing intervention addressing CHF (SIM group) or CHF and depression (CIM group). Participants in ...
Detailed Description
Background: Between 4 and 5% of patients seen at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers suffer heart failure. HF is the number one discharge diagnosis within the VHA. One of the most significant comorbidit...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Receiving treatment for NYHA Class 2-4 heart failure.
- Patients of the Iowa City, IA or Columbia, MO Veterans Affairs Medical Center Primary Care or Cardiac Care Clinics.
- Life expectancy greater than 6 months.
- Must speak English.
- Must possess a working telephone.
Exclusion
- Presence of major psychiatric illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and substance abuse (PTSD patients are eligible).
- Life expectancy less than 3 months.
- Planned relocation to a nursing home.
- Marked visual or hearing impairment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
134 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00321269
Start Date
October 1 2007
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
December 24 2015
Active Locations (2)
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1
Iowa City VA Medical Center
Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52246
2
Harry S. Truman Memorial VA Medical Center
Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201-5297