An IT Approach to Implementing Depression Treatment in Cardiac Patients (iHeart DepCare)
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of a brief electronic shared decision making (eSDM) intervention on depressive symptoms in coronary heart disease patients with elevated depressive symptoms.
Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms
- Coronary Heart Disease
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 21 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- History of coronary heart disease - English or Spanish Speaking - Elevated Depressive symptoms (PHQ9 ≥10) - Appointment at participating cardiology or primary care clinics
Exclusion Criteria
- Under the care of a psychiatrist [**On 6/22/2022, this exclusion criteria was removed for those clusters of clinics not already in the post-implementation period**] - Diagnosis/history of psychosis or schizophrenia - Diagnosis/history of bipolar disorder - Attempted suicide - Non-English or Spanish speaking - Dementia or severe cognitive impairment - Non-elevated depressive symptoms - Alcohol or substance abuse - Pregnancy
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- N/A
- Intervention Model
- Single Group Assignment
- Intervention Model Description
- Pre-post single group design with 8 clinic clusters randomized to timing of receipt of intervention with patients nested within providers nested within clinic clusters.
- Primary Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental Electronic shared decision making (eSDM) Tool |
In the pre-intervention period, patients in clinic clusters will receive usual care. When a clinic cluster's randomly allotted intervention period arrives, coronary heart disease patients in that given clinic cluster will complete a web application, which delivers screening, behavioral activation and shared decision making (eSDM), and providers will receive education and a patient preference report generated from the application. During both the pre and post intervention periods, patients will be assessed at baseline and 6 month follow up. |
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Recruiting Locations
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Detailed Description
Depression is common in patients with coronary heart disease and associated with increased cardiac morbidity and mortality. Treating depressive symptoms appears to improve depressive symptoms and quality of life. Despite expert recommendations to screen and treat depressive symptoms fewer coronary heart disease patients engage in depression treatment than the general population, perhaps due to 1) sub-optimal provider awareness and referral rates and 2) low self-efficacy, stigma and misattribution of depressive symptoms among coronary heart disease patients. In addition, few real world theory-informed implementation trials exist for improving screening and treatment in outpatient settings. The specific aim is to determine whether an electronic shared decision making (eSDM) and behavioral activation tool improves depressive symptoms and treatment initiation in coronary heart disease patients with elevated depressive symptoms. To accomplish these aims, a hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial will be conducted using a pre-post design across socioeconomically diverse cardiology and primary care clinics.
