NCT04726722

Evaluation of a Personcentered Internet-based CBT Program for Stress, Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

Evaluation of an Adaptable and Personcentered Internet-based CBT Program Aimed to Treat Stress, Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 215 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Linkoeping · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To evaluate a nine-week adaptable and person-centred I-CBT program that can be directed towards stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms in persons with CVD.

Detailed description

All patients diagnosed as CVD (i.e. diagnosis Ischemia (ICD-code I20., I25.), Heart Failure (ICD-code I50., I42.) or Arrhythmia (ICD-code I48, I49, DF016) and who received care in the last 12 months at hospitals in the south-east of Sweden will be contacted by letter with information about the study. Participants who are interested are invited to visit our website for more information, registration and provision of informed consent. After registration, participants will respond to questions about demographics, medical history, stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms on the website. Inclusion or exclusion will be assessed by a group consisting of a psychologist, cardiology specialist nurse and a psychiatry specialist nurse. Before final inclusion and randomization eligible participants will be contacted for a telephone interview held by the study nurses. Included (n=400) participants will, on our website (www.xxxxxx), complete the baseline study questionnaires and then be randomized according to a 2 x2 factorial design.

Conditions

• Cardiovascular Disease
• Psychological Distress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	internet-based cognitive behavioral theraphy	When determining the content of the I-CBT program, the participants and therapist will be allowed to choose from a library of treatment modules. Therapist controlled support and feedback are given weekly and in a structured manner. Participants will be able to contact the therapist when support and feedback is desired

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-13
• Primary completion: 2025-06-30
• Completion: 2025-06-30
• First posted: 2021-01-27
• Last updated: 2025-11-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden