NCT05621408

Attention Training Technique in Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in Coronary Heart Disease Patients

Attention Training Technique in Treatment of Anxiety and Depression in Coronary Heart Disease Patients -a Randomized Controlled Trial With 6 Months Follow-up

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Vestre Viken Hospital Trust · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Anxiety and depression are associated with work disability, lower participation rate in cardiac rehabilitation and unfavourable life style changes following a coronary heart disease (CHD) event. The prevalence of clinically significant symptoms of depression and anxiety in CHD patients has been estimated to 30-50%. Furthermore, depression and anxiety are associated with a significant increased risk of subsequent major adverse cardiovascular events and mortality in CHD patients. Psychological interventions for anxiety and depression in CHD patients have demonstrated small and uncertain effects of symptoms, and no effect on cardiovascular outcomes. Therefore, testing the effectiveness of specific psychological interventions that may affect central mechanisms for cardiovascular outcomes, has been requested. The Attention training (ATT) Study is a randomized controlled trial comparing group-attention training to wait-list control in 64 patients who experience significant anxiety and depression after a CHD event. It will also be explored whether reduction in psychological symptoms is correlated with changes in biological markers with a potential link to cardiovascular outcomes.

Conditions

• Depression, Anxiety
• Coronary Artery Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Attention Training Technique	Attention Training Technique is a six weeks psychological intervention provided by trained professionals

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-11-30
• Primary completion: 2024-12-20
• Completion: 2024-12-20
• First posted: 2022-11-18
• Last updated: 2024-05-16

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Norway