Clinical trial · Interventional
Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Telephone-delivered Psychotherapy for Depression in Primary Care
Improving Access to Evidence-based Treatment for Depression: Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Telephone-delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in Primary Care
NCT02667366CI-TRIAL-00035308unknownN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The aim of the study is the examination of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a telephone-based psychotherapy (Tel-PT) for depression compared to treatment as usual in primary care.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAU and text messages | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Tel-PT | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Tel-PT
- description
- Tel-PT receives a manualized short-term CBT. Treatment consists of one initial face-to-face appointment and 8-12 subsequent telephone sessions between patient and licensed therapist. Each telephone contact lasts between 20 and 30 minutes and take place on a weekly and later biweekly basis.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Tel-PT
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- TAU and text messages
- description
- Control Group receives treatment as usual and additionally weekly text messages containing general information about depression.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: TAU and text messages
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Change in depressive symptoms
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * PHQ-9 score of \> 5 and ≤15. * Informed Consent as documented by signature (Appendix Informed Consent Form) * Minimum age of 18 years * Diagnosis of mild to moderate depression according to ICD-10 (F32.0, F32.1, F33.0, F33.1) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients currently being in psychotherapeutic treatment or treatment in past three months * Suicidal tendencies or suicidality * Insufficient knowledge of German language * Health condition that does not allow questionnaire completion
References
Publications (7)
- BACKGROUNDLöwe, B, Spitzer, RL, Zipfel, S, & Herzog, W. Gesundheitsfragebogen für Patienten (PHQ-D): Manual und Testunterlagen. Pfizer. Karlsruhe: 2002.
- BACKGROUNDWatzke B, Heddaeus D, Steinmann M, Konig HH, Wegscheider K, Schulz H, Harter M. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a guideline-based stepped care model for patients with depression: study protocol of a cluster-randomized controlled trial in routine care. BMC Psychiatry. 2014 Aug 20;14:230. doi: 10.1186/s12888-014-0230-y. PMID 25182269
- BACKGROUNDSimon GE, Ludman EJ, Tutty S, Operskalski B, Von Korff M. Telephone psychotherapy and telephone care management for primary care patients starting antidepressant treatment: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2004 Aug 25;292(8):935-42. doi: 10.1001/jama.292.8.935. PMID 15328325
- BACKGROUNDBush, T, Russo, J, Ludman, E, Lin, E, Von Korff, M, Simon, G, Walker, E. Perceived self-efficacy for depression self-management. A reliable and valid self-report measure with predictive validity: Poster presentation at the American Psychological Society Meeting, June 2001. Toronto, Canada.
- BACKGROUNDBullinger, M, & Kirchberger, I. Fragebogen zum Gesundheitszustand. Hogrefe. Göttingen: 1998.
- DERIVEDHaller E, Besson N, Watzke B. "Unrigging the support wheels" - A qualitative study on patients' experiences with and perspectives on low-intensity CBT. BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Oct 9;19(1):686. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-4495-1. PMID 31597555
- DERIVEDWatzke B, Haller E, Steinmann M, Heddaeus D, Harter M, Konig HH, Wegscheider K, Rosemann T. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of telephone-based cognitive-behavioural therapy in primary care: study protocol of TIDe - telephone intervention for depression. BMC Psychiatry. 2017 Jul 19;17(1):263. doi: 10.1186/s12888-017-1429-5. PMID 28724423