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Safety and Efficacy of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for People With Post-traumatic Stress and Cardiovascular Illness

NCT00364910 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2017-12-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy in treating people who are experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder after a heart attack.

Conditions

  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

Participants meet with a therapist for three to five sessions brief exposure-based CBT.

BEHAVIORAL

Educational session and treatment as usual

Participants assigned to the educational session attend one meeting with a researcher to discuss the results from their evaluation. They could also be referred to a mental health clinic of their choice to help relieve their symptoms.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Eyal Shemesh, MD · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-04-30
Primary Completion
2008-04-30
Completion
2008-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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