1. Behavioural intervention including relaxation therapy
Conditions
Interventions
1. Behavioural intervention including relaxation therapy
2. Ususal care.
Sponsors
Dutch Heart Foundation and The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Exhausted patients being treated successfully with PCI (reduction in stenosis of >50%).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe somatic or mental comorbidity; 2. Somtization disorder, fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue; 3. Participation in a behavioural, rehabilitation program other than EXIT; 4. Unsuccessful treatment for a recent depression or panic disorder; 5. Inability to speak Dutch.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Exhaustion; 2. New coronary event, 'de novo' lesions - all at 18 months follow-up. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| New coronary events (6 months). | — |
Contacts
Public ContactJ.K.L. Denollet
Tilburg University, Department of Psychology and Health, P.O. Box 90153
Outcome results
None listed