Acute Illness and Depression in Elderly - Intervention with Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy

Acute Illness and Depression in Elderly - Intervention with Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy - AIDE (Acute Illness and Depression in Elderly)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00004728

Enrollment

Registered

2013-02-12

Start date

2010-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F32

Interventions

Group 1: Immediate treatment: Immediately after randomization, subjects are started on a group psychotherapy according to a cognitive behavioral treatment manual with weekly sessions for 12 weeks Grou

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Depressive episode; HADS > 7 points; hospitalisation at Bethanien Hospital Heidelberg for an acute medical condition; informed conset

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Dementia (MMSE < 21); suicidality; inability to participate in group psychotherapy (e.g. due to significant hearing loss, severe and uncontrolled dyspnoea); severe medical condition with short expected lifespan; inability to return to study center for weekly psychotherapy sessions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Depressive symptoms after 4 months, assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Functional status as assessed by a comprehensive geriatric assessment, including Barthel index, timed-up-and-go-test, Karnofsky index	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJana Hummel

Bethanien-Krankenhaus Heidelberg

jhummel@bethanien-heidelberg.de06221 319-0

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026