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Effect of psychotherapy on Heart Failure

Mental health in Heart Failure: prevalent diagnoses and psychological intervention from short-term psychoanalytic listening

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-76xrqj
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-09-20
Start date
2017-08-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Heart Failure

Interventions

Randomized clinical trial. Control group and intervention group with 16 patients each, with Heart Failure, whose intervention was short-term psychotherapy from the perspective of Psychoanalysis, in a
Other
F04.754

Sponsors

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal Fluminense
Lead Sponsor
Clínica de Insuficiência Cardíaca Coração Valente
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients over 18 years of age and of any NYHA functional class

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Psychotherapy patients; with psychotropic use during intervention; severe neurological sequel; severe psychiatric disorder.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Expected Outcome 1: Depressive symptoms are common (15% to 36%) in patients with heart failure. Short-term psychotherapy (12 sessions) is expected to decrease depressive symptoms in patients with heart failure.;Outcome 1: After comparing the results of the scales (Beck Depression Inventory), the improvement in depressive symptoms (p value = 0.035) was observed from the short-term psychological intervention.;Expected Outcome 2: Anxiety disorders are common (56%) in patients with heart failure. Short-term psychotherapy (12 sessions) is expected to decrease anxiety symptoms in heart failure patients.;Outcome 2: No improvement in anxiety symptoms (p = 0.196) was observed from the short-term psychological intervention after comparing the results of the applied scales (Beck Anxiety Inventory).;Expected Outcome 3: Physical and emotional aspects impact the quality of life of patients with heart failure. Short-term psychotherapy (12 sessions) is expected to improve quality of life in heart failure patients.;Outcome 3: Quality of life improvement (p value = 0.009) was observed from the short-term psychological intervention after comparing the scales (Minessota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire).—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
There are no secondary outcomes.—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactIsaura Cristina Rocha

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal Fluminense

isaura.rocha@uol.com.br55021998071017

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)