SPIRR‐CAD 2008.

Trial name or title	A Stepwise Psychotherapy intervention for Reducing Risk in Coronary Artery Disease ‐ a randomized controlled trial (SPIRR‐CAD) ISRCTN76240576
Methods	RCT design: 2‐arm parallel‐group trial Target number of participants: 569 Length of follow‐up: 24 months
Participants	Location: Germany Inclusion criteria: Patients with recent coronary heart disease and elevated Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) depression subscale score (> 7)
Interventions	Treatment: Stepwise, individual and group psychotherapy in addition to usual cardiological care Control: Usual cardiological care
Outcomes	Primary outcome: Changes from baseline to year 1 in depressive symptoms (HADS‐D)
Starting date	01/12/2008
Contact information	Prof. Christoph Herrmann‐Lingen: cherma@gwdg.de
Notes	Funding: German Research Foundation