Syncope
Conditions
Keywords
Psychotherapy, Syncope, Quality of life, Psychoanalytic psychosomatics
Brief summary
Recurrent vasovagal syncope although presenting a benign prognosis in terms of survival, is associated with significant impairment of quality of life. The impaired emotional status is also related to the recurrence of the events, closing a negative cycle for the evolution of the disease. This study aims to evaluate the effect of psychotherapy on the quality of life and in the number of syncope and pre-syncope events during one year of follow-up of patients with recurrent vasovagal syncope.
Interventions
PROCEDUREPsychotherapy
Psychotherapy sessions based on Psychoanalytic Psychosomatics
Sponsors
Mauricio Ibrahim Scanavacca
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of vasovagal syncope with positive TILT TEST and recurrent episodes (≥2 episode within 6 months) * Signed Free and Informed Consent Form
Exclusion criteria
* Severe comorbidity with life expectancy \<1 year * Age \<18 years * Current psychotherapeutic follow-up * Cardiac or neurological syncope * Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of life analysis performed by the Short Form 36 Instrument | 1 week | Data collected at first visit |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic data | 12 months | Gender, age, date of birth, race, monthly income and education level. |
| Number of comorbidities | 12 months | Especially use of alcohol, drugs and smoking |
| Use of concomitant medication | 12 months | Prescription medication that the participant uses. |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed