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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN67858971
ISRCTN67858971
Completed
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A brief cognitive-behavioural intervention for treating affective disorders in patients with non-cardiac chest pain: a 24-week randomized controlled trial

VU University Medical Center (Netherlands)0 sites117 target enrollmentOctober 10, 2012

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
on-cardiac chest pain patients with a diagnosed panic and/or depressive disorder
Sponsor
VU University Medical Center (Netherlands)
Enrollment
117
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 10, 2012
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
VU University Medical Center (Netherlands)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. All subjects aged 18 years or older who present themselves at the cardiac emergency unit of the VU University Medical Center with chest pain and are convinced they are experiencing a heart attack.
  • 2\. Full medical examination reveals no cardiopulmonary, gastrointestinal or endocrinal explanation for their complaints (and thus were diagnosed with 'non\-cardiac chest pain')
  • 3\. Score 8 or higher on either or both subscales of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).
  • 4\. Meeting the DSM\-IV criteria for panic disorder and/or depressive disorder
  • 5\. Providing signed informed consent after an oral and written explanation of the procedures and purpose of the study

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Those with insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language
  • 2\. Those who, in the month before screening, received systematic psychotherapy or used antidepressants. Benzodiazepine usage is allowed during the trial, up to a maximum of 50 mg of oxazepam or equivalent doses of other medications.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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