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Psychodynamic Motivation and Training Program

NCT01445808 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2016-02-26

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a Psychodynamic Motivation and Training Program (PMT) for the improvement of physical fitness in patients with stable coronary heart disease as compared to advice in exercise training or treatment as usual.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Psychodynamic Motivation and Training Program (PMT)

The Psychodynamic Motivation and Training Program (PMT) is a psychodynamic stepped care approach. Depending on the individual needs PMT consists of 3 to 8 sessions of individual psychodynamic psychotherapy. If appropriate session 4 - 8 may be conducted by a nurse. PMT targets the mental and external barriers to improve physical activity by focusing on affects, interpersonal relations and maladaptive self- and other representations. PMT will be offered in addition to +Ex.

BEHAVIORAL

Advice in Exercise Training (+Ex)

Advice in Exercise Training consists of one individual session of advice in exercise training based on the results of the spiroergometry.

OTHER

Treatment as usual (TAU)

Usual care by family doctor, cardiologist

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthias Michal, PD Dr. med. · University Medical Center Mainz, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2015-02-28

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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Diseases

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