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Efficacy and Mechanisms of Psychosocial Treatments for Panic Disorder

NCT04366011 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2020-04-28

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Summary

The aim of the present study is to a) determine the comparative efficacy of the brief capnometry-assisted respiratory therapy (CART) and standard cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and b) to determine moderators and mediators.

With the data collected from the study, the investigators will test the following hypotheses: (a) CART will be as effective in treating PD/A as CBT, albeit in shorter time, b) patients with greater respiratory dysregulations, especially hyperventilation, at pretreatment will benefit more from CART, whereas patients with greater cognitive dysregulation will benefit more from CBT. CART, but not CBT, will result in reversal of hyperventilation.

Conditions

  • Panic Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT teaches a set of cognitive and somatic coping skills to manage panic and anxiety as patients conduct repeated exposure to feared situations and sensations.

BEHAVIORAL

Capnometry Assisted Respiratory Training (CART)

CART has four major treatment components: educating patients about the etiology and maintenance of PD according to a hyperventilation centered rationale, directing patients' attention to potentially aberrant respiratory patterns, instructing patients in respiratory control techniques, and instructing patients in home breathing exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Southern Methodist University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alicia E Meuret, PhD · Southern Methodist University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-11-30
Primary Completion
2015-10-31
Completion
2015-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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