Does counselling benefit post-myocardial infarct patients in reducing anxiety/depression and enable them to make positive life style changes in comparison to a non-counselled group?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN06423345

Enrollment

Registered

2006-09-29

Start date

2004-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Cardiovascular: Infarction Circulatory System Infarction

Interventions

Counselling vs non counselling

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All confirmed myocardial infarction with either an ST elevation myocardial infarctions confirmed by raised CK and SHBD and Non ST elevation myocardial infarctions confirmed by a positive Troponin T of >0.1micrograms.L-1.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. MI patients that do not fit the inclusion criteria 2. HAD Score at 12 weeks of below 8 and above 21 will be excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Improve quality of life of myocardial infarct patients 2. Comparison of HAD scores (Hospital Anxiety & Depression scale) at six-eight weeks post-discharge and 6 months 3. The CORE (Clinical Outcome Routine Evaluation) will also be used	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026