NCT00146679

Brief Summary

The overall purpose of this study is to test the effects of a nurse managed psychoeducational intervention, consisting of symptom management training (SMT) and cognitive-behavioral intervention (CBI), during the first year after ICD implantation using a 3 group randomized clinical trial.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
246

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable heart-failure

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2001

Longer than P75 for not_applicable heart-failure

Geographic Reach
1 country

5 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2001

Completed
4.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2005

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 2, 2005

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 7, 2005

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2006

Completed
Last Updated

September 10, 2013

Status Verified

September 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

4.3 years

First QC Date

September 2, 2005

Last Update Submit

September 6, 2013

Conditions

Keywords

Heart failureVentricular arrhythmiasICDPsychoeducational intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Anxiety

    State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)

    3, 6, 12 months

  • Depression

    Beck Depression Inventory II

    3, 6, 12 months

  • Functional status

    Duke Activity Status Index

    3, 6, 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Subsequent arrhythmia events documented by ICD therapy

    3, 6, 12 months

  • Patterns of health resource utilization (re-hospitalization, scheduled and unscheduled outpatient visits and contacts, disability days)

    3, 6, 12 months

  • Coping

    3, 6 12 months

  • Symptoms

    3,6, 12 months

Study Arms (3)

Usual Care (UC)

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Usual Care provided by providers

Behavioral: Usual Care

Psychoeducational Telephone CounselingTC

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Education and Counseling for ICD patients provided through Telephone Contact

Behavioral: Psychoeducational Telephone counseling (TC)

Psychoeducation through Groups (SG)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Education and Counseling for ICD patients provided in a group setting with other ICD Patients

Behavioral: Psychoeducational Intervention by Group (SG)

Interventions

Educational and Counseling, symptom management training and cognitive behavioral intervention to teach coping skills provided through telephone sessions

Also known as: TC
Psychoeducational Telephone CounselingTC

Educational and Counseling, symptom management training and cognitive behavioral intervention to teach coping skills provided in 4 group sessions

Also known as: SG
Psychoeducation through Groups (SG)
Usual CareBEHAVIORAL

Usual Care provided by providers

Also known as: UC
Usual Care (UC)

Eligibility Criteria

Age21 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • All subjects must have a nonthoracotomy insertion
  • Have a primary cardiac etiology of their ventricular arrhythmia (coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, valve dysfunction, or combination)
  • Be fluent in English
  • Live within a 75 mile radius of the coordinating center
  • Be accessible by telephone
  • Only those receiving their first ICD, not replacement generators, will be entered.

You may not qualify if:

  • Being evaluated or on a waiting list for heart transplantation
  • Congenital disease or long QT syndrome
  • Disorientation documented in the pre-implantation hospitalization period
  • History of psychiatric disorder or progressively debilitating comorbidity that would confound outcome measures

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (5)

Crawford Long Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States

Location

Piedmont Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, 30309, United States

Location

Emory University Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

Location

St. Joseph's Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States

Location

Atlanta VA Medical Center

Decatur, Georgia, 30033, United States

Location

Related Publications (6)

  • Dunbar SB. Psychosocial issues of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Am J Crit Care. 2005 Jul;14(4):294-303.

    PMID: 15980420BACKGROUND
  • O'Brien MC, Langberg J, Valderrama AL, Kirkendoll K, Romeiko N, Dunbar SB. Implantable cardioverter defibrillator storm: nursing care issues for patients and families. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2005 Mar;17(1):9-16, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2004.09.002.

    PMID: 15749396BACKGROUND
  • Dunbar SB, Funk M, Wood K, Valderrama AL. Ventricular dysrhythmias: nursing approaches to health outcomes. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2004 Sep-Oct;19(5):316-28. doi: 10.1097/00005082-200409000-00007.

    PMID: 15495892BACKGROUND
  • Berg SK, Higgins M, Reilly CM, Langberg JJ, Dunbar SB. Sleep quality and sleepiness in persons with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: outcome from a clinical randomized longitudinal trial. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2012 Apr;35(4):431-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03328.x. Epub 2012 Feb 3.

  • Dunbar SB, Langberg JJ, Reilly CM, Viswanathan B, McCarty F, Culler SD, O'Brien MC, Weintraub WS. Effect of a psychoeducational intervention on depression, anxiety, and health resource use in implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2009 Oct;32(10):1259-71. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02495.x.

  • Smith G, Dunbar SB, Valderrama AL, Viswanathan B. Gender differences in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator patients at the time of insertion. Prog Cardiovasc Nurs. 2006 Spring;21(2):76-82. doi: 10.1111/j.0889-7204.2006.04843.x.

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Failure

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Sandra B. Dunbar, RN, DSN

    Emory University School of Nursing

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 2, 2005

First Posted

September 7, 2005

Study Start

March 1, 2001

Primary Completion

June 1, 2005

Study Completion

February 1, 2006

Last Updated

September 10, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-09

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