NCT00895700

Internet-based Intervention in Cardioverter-defibrillator Patients to Enhance Quality of Life

WEB-based Distress Management Program for Implantable CARdioverter dEfibrillator Patients (WEBCARE) Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 350 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Tilburg University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is generally well-accepted by patients, but a subgroup experiences increased anxiety and poor quality of life. A web-based behavioral intervention may comprise a novel approach to reduce anxiety and enhance well-being in ICD patients, which may be equally effective and have advantages over more traditional forms of therapy, due to its low-threshold accessibility via the internet. The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients receiving a behavioral intervention via the internet experience less anxiety and device concerns and improved quality of life compared to patients receiving usual care.

Conditions

• Heart Diseases
• Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	web-based multifactorial intervention	12-week multi-factorial web-based behavioral intervention comprised of psycho-education, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and relaxation therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-03-01
• Primary completion: 2013-02-01
• Completion: 2014-02-01
• First posted: 2009-05-08
• Last updated: 2012-06-19

Locations

6 sites across 1 country: Netherlands