Non Cardiac Chest Pain and Benign Palpitations

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Anxiety/Depression in Cardiological Unit

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive behaviour therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00623454

4.2006.1110 (REK)

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)