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R34 Asthma Depression

Integrated Intervention for Depression and Asthma Self-management in Older Adults

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
60 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This small study tests a program that combines help with managing asthma and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a type of talk therapy. It is for adults age 60 or older with asthma that is not well controlled and depression, and will look at whether the program is practical and may help both conditions.

Depressive disorders are highly prevalent among older adults with asthma and are associated with poor asthma outcomes. The overall objective of this study is to integrate an asthma self-management support program that the research team previously developed with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for adherence and depression for older adults with uncontrolled asthma and a comorbid depressive disorder. The research team will conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility and preliminary impact of the intervention on asthma and depression outcomes.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Speak English or Spanish.
  • Be age 60 or older.
  • Have asthma diagnosed by a doctor at least one year ago.
  • Be prescribed at least one medicine to keep asthma under control.
  • Currently have major depression or persistent depression, a long-lasting form of depression.

Who can't join

  • Have COPD, a long-term lung disease, or another long-term breathing illness.
  • Have a smoking history of 15 or more years or packs over your lifetime. The study text is unclear about this limit.
  • Have used cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a type of talk therapy, in the past 12 months.
  • Have started an SSRI or SNRI, types of antidepressant medicines, or changed the dose in the past 6 weeks.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * English and Spanish speaking adults * Ages greater than or equal to 60 years * Have physician diagnosis of asthma for a year or more * Prescribed at least one asthma controller medication * Current diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) or persistent depressive disorder (PDD) Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of COPD or other chronic respiratory illness * History of smoking for greater than or equal to 15 years or packs throughout lifetime * Use of CBT in the past 12 months * Initiation or recent dose change of SSRI/SNRI within past 6 weeks

Study sites (1)

NY