A trial of a brief intervention to improve emotional distress after thrombosis

Improving psychological outcomes after venous thromboembolism (VTE): a pilot randomised control trial (RCT) of a brief intervention

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN12601214

Enrollment

Registered

2015-09-29

Start date

2015-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-07-02

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Conditions

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) and its impact on patients emotional and psychological well-being. Circulatory System Thromboembolism

Interventions

A psycho-educational tool to reduce distress and improve psychological outcomes. It includes information about VTE and self-help tools for managing anxiety and low mood. Participants are randomly al

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 18-70 years 2. Either gender 3. Experienced a VTE in the previous 4 weeks

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with serious comorbidities such as terminal cancer

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pre and post intervention questionnaires will be completed by patients. The questionnaire incorporates robust, standardised measures widely used in psychological research and include: 1. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) 2. Impact of Events Scale (IES) – Fear & dissociation Subscale 3. Brief illness perception questionnaire (IPQ) 4. Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI) Measured at baseline and after one month	—

Measure

Time frame

Pre and post intervention questionnaires will be completed by patients. The questionnaire incorporates robust, standardised measures widely used in psychological research and include: 1. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) 2. Impact of Events Scale (IES) – Fear & dissociation Subscale 3. Brief illness perception questionnaire (IPQ) 4. Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI) Measured at baseline and after one month

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Qualitative and verbatim feedback from participants on the usefulness of the intervention, measured at one month post-intervention	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactRachael Hunter

Outcome results

None listed

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