Preventing the development of panic disorder in vulnerable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Psychological and physiological correlates of panic disorder in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and efficacy of prevention of panic anxiety using cognitive behaviour therapy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12606000177550

Acronym

Anxiety in COPD project

Enrollment

Registered

2006-05-16

Start date

2003-04-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

40 patients with COPD are randomly allocated to either receive a four session preventative CBT intervention, or not receive this intervention in addition to usual treatment. Subjects are then followed up every six months for 18 months to investigate the efficacy of the intervention in preventing the development/worsening of panic anxiety symptoms.

Interventions

20 patients with COPD receive a one hour session of cognitive behaviour therapy per week for four weeks - this is the intervention. All continue to receive active treatment as usual for their COPD. All subjects are then assessed every six months over an 18 month follow-up period.

Study design

Allocation

Non-randomised trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosis of COPD, with no age limits on enrolment.

Exclusion criteria

Lack of written fluency in EnglishA co-existing severe disease and/or mental illness.

Outcome results