NCT00623454

Non Cardiac Chest Pain and Benign Palpitations

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Non-cardiac Chest Pain and Palpitations.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Anxiety/Depression in Cardiological Unit

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive behaviour therapy	Three hours with cognitive therapy focusing on the chest pain and palpitations.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-03-01
• Primary completion: 2009-04-01
• Completion: 2009-04-01
• First posted: 2008-02-26
• Last updated: 2011-08-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway