Non Cardiac Chest Pain and Benign Palpitations - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Information provided by:	Norwegian University of Science and Technology
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00623454

Purpose

All Patients between 18 and 65 years are asked 6 month after investigation for chest pain or palpitation at Cardiological Out-patient Clinic, Molde Hospital, about if they still have symptoms of chest pain or palpitation.

If they still have some of the symptoms they are invited to participate in a coping course to learn a better way to deal with their symptoms. The coping course consist of three sessions of cognitive behaviour therapy.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Anxiety/Depression in Cardiological Unit	Behavioral: Cognitive behaviour therapy	Phase IV

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Non-cardiac Chestpain and Palpitations.

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Anxiety Chest Pain Depression

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Norwegian University of Science and Technology:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Body sensation questionnaire (BSQ) [ Time Frame: end of treatment, after 3 month and after 12 month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) [ Time Frame: end of treatment, after 3 and 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment:	40
Study Start Date:	March 2007
Study Completion Date:	April 2009
Primary Completion Date:	April 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Intervention Details:

Three hours with cognitive therapy focusing on the chest pain and palpitations.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

investigated for chest pain or palpitation 6 month ago at Cardiological Out-patient Clinic, Molde Hospital
suffer of chest pain or palpitations

Exclusion Criteria:

do not speak norwegian properly
mentally retarded
psychosis last 6 month
current alcohol or drug misuse

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00623454

Locations

Norway
Cardiological Out-patient Clinic
Molde, Norway, 6400

Sponsors and Collaborators

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Egil Jonsbu, MD

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Norwegian University of Science and Technology ( MD Egil Jonsbu )
Study ID Numbers:	4.2006.1110 (REK)
Study First Received:	February 14, 2008
Last Updated:	August 4, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00623454 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Norway: The National Committees for Research Ethics in Norway; Norway: Norwegian Social Science Data Services

Keywords provided by Norwegian University of Science and Technology:

anxiety
panic disorder
chest pain
palpitations

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Panic Disorder
Depression
Pain

Depressive Disorder
Behavioral Symptoms
Chest Pain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Depression
Behavioral Symptoms

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 03, 2009