Behavioral Activation and Medication Optimization for Perioperative Mental Health Feasibility Study

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

Behavioral Activation and Medication Optimization for Perioperative Mental Health Feasibility Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05110690
• Other study ID #: 202101103
• Secondary ID: 1P50MH122351
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 17, 2021
• Est. completion date: December 22, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: Washington University School of Medicine
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Inadequate management of preoperative mental health disorders often contributes to poor postoperative outcomes, including increased rates of readmission, delirium, falls, and mortality. However, very little work has been done to improve perioperative mental health. In particular, there have been limited systematic efforts that identify evidence-based behavioral and pharmacological strategies that were originally developed for depression and anxiety in otherwise medically well psychiatric patients. A mental health intervention bundle, composed of behavioral and pharmacological strategies, can mitigate anxiety and depression symptoms during the perioperative period. However, lacking is conclusive evidence on effectiveness of such an intervention bundle focused on the delivery of perioperative mental health care in older surgical patients. Towards this end, the investigators will develop and test an intervention bundle that encompasses: (1) behavioral activation, and (2) medication optimization.

Description:

The proposed research is relevant to public health because the prevalence of undertreated depression/anxiety in older adults coupled with the increasing number of surgeries performed in this population are creating a crucial need for the integration of mental health interventions into critical periods, such as the perioperative period. Thus, the proposed research is relevant to the mission of the NIMH to transform the treatment of mental illnesses through clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery, and cure.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 24
• Est. completion date: December 22, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: December 22, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria Patient Participants

• Age =60 years on the day of surgery;

• Scheduled major orthopedic surgery, or major surgical resection of a thoracic or abdominal malignancy, or major cardiac procedure;

• Clinically significant depression or anxiety symptoms screened by the PHQ-ADS (Patient Health Questionnaire Anxiety and Depression Scale) =10

Exclusion Criteria Patient Participants

• Estimated life expectancy < 12 months;

• Unable to read, speak, and understand English;

• Current alcohol or other substance abuse;

• Severe cognitive impairment screened by the SBT (Short Blessed Test) >10;

• Acutely suicidal

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• Cardiac Surgery
• Depression
• Neoplasms
• Older Adults
• Orthopedic Surgery

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Behavioral Activation
The behavioral intervention will consist of behavioral activation (BA), the basic premise of which is to help people with mental health problems to engage in activities that are reinforcing or meaningful and guided by their personal values

Other:
• Medication Optimization
Medication optimization consists of a simple set of principles: reconcile patient's medications, identify the patient's likely need for, and interest in, a medication adjustment, make the adjustment, and assess the response to that adjustment.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Washington University School of Medicine	Saint Louis	Missouri

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Washington University School of Medicine	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Reach of the Study as Measured by the Number of Participants Who Agree to Participate in the Study Out of the Total Eligible Participants		Through completion of the study (13 months and 5 days)
Primary	Reach of the Intervention Bundle as Measured by the Number of Participants Who Completed the Intervention Out of the Participants Who Agreed to Participate in the Study		Through completion of the study (13 months and 5 days)
Secondary	Completeness of Planned Primary Outcome Data Collection at Specified Timepoints as Measured by the Number of Participants Who Completed 100% of the Patient Health Questionnaire Anxiety and Depression Scale (PHQ-ADS)		Baseline, 1 month, and 3 months

External Links

•   Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine