NCT00851071

Brief Summary

This study will compare the effectiveness that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has on decreasing the amount of anxiety, as well as the number of inappropriate firings that a patient with an ICD may experience.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
28

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable anxiety

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2009

Longer than P75 for not_applicable anxiety

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2009

Completed
22 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 23, 2009

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 25, 2009

Completed
2.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2011

Completed
6.1 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 20, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

December 22, 2017

Status Verified

December 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

2.8 years

First QC Date

February 23, 2009

Last Update Submit

December 20, 2017

Conditions

Keywords

AnxietyImplantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)Defibrillators, Implantable

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Patients in the CBT intervention arm will have a higher reduction in anxiety and experience better quality of life compared to usual care at 3 months.

    Patients in the CBT arm will have (3) 45min. sessions scheduled over a 3 month period.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Patients in the CBT intervention arm will have a lower rate of firings (shocks).

    Patients in both arms will have their ICD's interrogated at 3, 6 and 9 months.

Study Arms (2)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Three individual 45 minute cognitive behavioral therapy sessions over a 3 month period

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Usual Care Arm

NO INTERVENTION

The Usual Care Arm will be the control arm. These patients will not be scheduled with any CBT sessions.

Interventions

Three 45 minute CBT sessions scheduled over a 3 month period.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Currently has an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
  • Experiences moderate to high anxiety as demonstrated by the the scores on the questionnaires that will be administered

You may not qualify if:

  • Unwilling to comply with follow-up requirements at 3, 6 and 12 months.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Qintar M, George JJ, Panko M, Bea S, Broer KA, St John J, Blissett KA, Ching E, Sears SF, Pedersen SS, Pozuelo L, Chung MK. A prospective study of anxiety in ICD patients with a pilot randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for patients with moderate to severe anxiety. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2015 Jun;43(1):65-75. doi: 10.1007/s10840-015-9990-7. Epub 2015 Mar 17.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior TherapyPsychotherapyBehavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

  • Mina K Chung, MD

    The Cleveland Clinic

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Leopoldo J Pozuelo, MD

    The Cleveland Clinic

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
MD

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 23, 2009

First Posted

February 25, 2009

Study Start

February 1, 2009

Primary Completion

December 1, 2011

Study Completion

December 20, 2017

Last Updated

December 22, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-12

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Available IPD Datasets

Publication Access

Locations