Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation

NCT03378349 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 126

Last updated 2020-09-23

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Summary

The aim is to evaluate if internet- delivered cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), based on exposure principles and behavioral activation, improves QoL and symptom burden in patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) compared to treatment as usual. The study will include 120 patients with symptomatic AF despite optimal medical treatment in accordance with current guidelines.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy

The intervention lasts for 10 weeks and include: Education, Interoceptive exposure, exposure in-vivo, combining in-vivo exposure with interoceptive exposure, behavioral activation and relapse prevention. Include the guidance of a minimum weekly contact with a CBT psychologist.

BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as usual

Consist of standardized AF information that emphasizes that an active physical and social lifestyle is necessary to maintain good health, without the guidance of a psychologist or any CBT interventions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-08
Primary Completion
2019-12-20
Completion
2020-09-20

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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