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Physical Exercise Versus Cognitive-behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Panic Disorders: A Randomised Controlled Trial

U

University of Bergen

Status and phase

Completed
Phase 2

Conditions

Panic Disorder

Treatments

Behavioral: Physical exercise
Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01076777
3.2007.499 (REK)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare manualised physical exercise conducted in groups to manualised cognitive-behavioral therapy conducted in groups as treatment for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia.

Enrollment

36 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 50 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Written informed consent obtained
  • Clinical diagnosis of panic disorder with and without agoraphobia according to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR, 4th ed., text revision; American Psychiatric Association, 2000), established through administration of Structural Clinical Interview for DSM-IV axis I disorders (SCID I; First, Spitzer, Gibbon, & Williams, 1995).

Exclusion criteria

  • Brain-organic disorders according to DSM-IV-TR
  • The presence of psychotic disorders according to DSM-IV-TR, established through administration of SCID I
  • Present substance-abuse
  • Medical condition that excludes participation in physical activity
  • Major Depressive Disorder according to DSM-IV-TR established through administration of SCID I.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

36 participants in 2 patient groups

Physical exercise
Experimental group
Description:
Manualised Exercise performed in groups (5-8 participants per group). 3 sessions (á 60 minutes) per week for 12 consecutive weeks
Treatment:
Behavioral: Physical exercise
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Active Comparator group
Description:
Cognitive-behavioral therapy conducted in groups (5-8 participants per group). 1 session (á 2-2.25 hours depending on group size) per week for 12 consecutive weeks
Treatment:
Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral therapy

Trial contacts and locations

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