SPIRR‐CAD 2008.
| Trial name or title | A Stepwise Psychotherapy intervention for Reducing Risk in Coronary Artery Disease ‐ a randomized controlled trial (SPIRR‐CAD) ISRCTN76240576 |
| Methods | RCT design: 2‐arm parallel‐group trial Target number of participants: 569 Length of follow‐up: 24 months |
| Participants | Location: Germany Inclusion criteria: Patients with recent coronary heart disease and elevated Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) depression subscale score (> 7) |
| Interventions | Treatment: Stepwise, individual and group psychotherapy in addition to usual cardiological care Control: Usual cardiological care |
| Outcomes | Primary outcome: Changes from baseline to year 1 in depressive symptoms (HADS‐D) |
| Starting date | 01/12/2008 |
| Contact information | Prof. Christoph Herrmann‐Lingen: cherma@gwdg.de |
| Notes | Funding: German Research Foundation |