Short-term Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Treatment of Cardiac Anxiety and Fear of Body Sensations in Patients With Non-cardiac Chest Pain - a Pilot Randomized Controlled Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 15
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Cardiac anxiety (Data collection)
研究概览
简要总结
This pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to test the feasibility and effectiveness of a guided internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy intervention in the treatment of cardiac anxiety and fear of body sensations in patients with non-cardiac chest pain. The control group will receive care-as-usual.
详细描述
Despite reassurance, many patients with non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) think they have an undetected cardiac disease and avoid activities that they think might be harmful to their heart. These patients need help and support to evaluate the way they perceive and handle their chest pain. Therefore, we have developed a 4 session guided intervention based on cognitive behavioural therapy that will be delivered via internet.
The intervention consists of psychoeducation, exposure to physical activity, and a breathing-based relaxation exercise. The goal with the intervention is to help the participants modify their beliefs about chest pain, change their cognitive and behavioural strategies, and give them tools to handle chest pain to prevent them from relapse.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •recurrent chest pain that has been diagnosed as non-cardiac at least twice during last 6 months
- •patients screened positive for avoidance of physical activity due to cardiac anxiety and/or fear of body sensations
排除标准
- •no regular access to a computer/tablet computer with internet connection
- •language difficulties
- •not able to perform physical activity/exercise test due to physical constraints
- •patients with severe depressive symptoms
- •patients with acute ischemic heart disease
结局指标
主要结局
Cardiac anxiety (Data collection)
时间窗: 12 months
Data collection will be performed before and after the intervention, and 3 and 12 months after the end of the intervention
次要结局
- Healthcare utilization and costs (Data collection)(12 months)
- Fear of body sensations (Data collection)(12 months)
- Depressive symptoms (Data collection)(12 months)
研究者
Ghassan Mourad
Junior lecturer, PhD-student
Linkoeping University