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Tailored, psychological intervention for anxiety or depression in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), TANDEM (Tailored intervention for ANxiety and DEpression Management in COPD) : protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

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TANDEM Investigators (Including: Sohanpal, Ratna, Pinnock, Hilary, Steed, Liz, Heslop Marshall, Karen, Chan, Claire, Kelly, Moira, Priebe, Stefan, Roberts, C. Michael, Singh, Sally, Smuk, Melanie, Saqi-Waseem, Sarah, Healey, Andy, Underwood, Martin, White, Patrick, Warburton, Chris and Taylor, Stephanie J. C.). (2020) Tailored, psychological intervention for anxiety or depression in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), TANDEM (Tailored intervention for ANxiety and DEpression Management in COPD) : protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 21 (1). 18. doi:10.1186/s13063-019-3800-y

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Abstract

Background
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased risk of depression and anxiety, which greatly reduces their quality of life and is associated with worse outcomes; but these psychological co-morbidities are under-recognised and undertreated in COPD patients. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves mood for up to 6 months but health practitioners under-refer, and patients commonly fail to attend/complete PR. Research suggests that complex non-pharmacological interventions, including both psychological and exercise components, may reduce anxiety and depression in COPD.

We have developed a tailored, cognitive behavioural approach (CBA) intervention for patients with COPD and co-morbid anxiety and/or depression (‘TANDEM’), which precedes and optimises the benefits of currently offered PR. We hypothesise that such a psychological intervention, delivered by supervised, trained respiratory healthcare professionals, will improve mood in patients with mild to moderate anxiety and/or depression and encourage uptake and completion of PR.

Methods
We will conduct a multi-centre, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial of the TANDEM intervention compared to usual care across the Midlands, London, the South East and Bristol, UK.

We will train healthcare professionals familiar with COPD to deliver the manualised, tailored, face-to-face, one-to-one intervention weekly for 6–8 weeks.

We will recruit 430 participants from primary, community and secondary care with confirmed COPD and moderate to very severe airflow limitation, who are eligible for assessment for PR, and who screen positive for symptoms of mild/moderate depression and/or anxiety using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS). Participants will be randomised 1.25:1 (intervention: usual care).

The co-primary outcomes are the HADS anxiety and depression subscale scores at 6 months; participants will be followed up to 12 months. Secondary outcomes include uptake and completion of PR and healthcare resource use. There will be a parallel process evaluation and a health economic evaluation.

Discussion
The TANDEM intervention has the potential to optimise the unrealised synergy between a psychological intervention and PR. The CBA sessions will precede PR and target individuals’ cognitions, behaviours and symptoms associated with anxiety and depression to decrease psychological morbidity and increase effective self-management amongst patients with COPD.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Lungs -- Diseases, Obstructive, Mentally ill -- Treatment, Mental health -- Research, Anxiety -- Treatment -- Research, Depression, Mental -- Treatment -- Research, Cognitive therapy, Medical economics, Clinical trials
Journal or Publication Title: Trials
Publisher: Biomed Central
ISSN: 1745-6215
Official Date: 6 January 2020
Dates:
DateEvent
6 January 2020Published
11 October 2019Accepted
Date of first compliant deposit: 13 January 2020
Volume: 21
Number: 1
Article Number: 18
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3800-y
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant:
Project/Grant IDRIOXX Funder NameFunder ID
Health Technology Assessment Programme / no. 13/146/02National Institute for Health Researchhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000272
Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research North Thames at Bart's Health NHS TrustNational Institute for Health Researchhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000272

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