Personality Profile of Patients With Apical Ballooning Syndrome

Personality Profile of Patients With Apical Ballooning Syndrome (ABS)

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01885975

Enrollment

Registered

2013-06-25

Start date

2013-07-31

Completion date

2014-09-30

Last updated

2015-02-16

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Conditions

Apical Ballooning Syndrome

Keywords

Apical Ballooning syndrome, Personality

Brief summary

The investigators' hypothesis is that patients with apical ballooning syndrome (ABS) will manifest a personality profile that differs than that of a population of similar range of ethnic and socioeconomic status.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients who have suffered with ABS 2. Adults (18 years or older) 3. Able to read English at a 6th grade level (questionnaires are self-administered and written in English)

Exclusion criteria

1. Have withdrawn from the registry 2. Have died

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Range of personality traits as assessed by the NEO-PI-3	Baseline: the traits will be assessed once upon enrollment into the study	The NEO PI-3 measures the five major domains of personality, which are: * Neuroticism * Extraversion * Openness * Agreeableness * Conscientiousness

Countries

United States

Outcome results