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Cognitive Behavior Psychotherapy in Panic Disorder

This study has been completed.
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Information provided by:
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01025908
First received: December 3, 2009
Last updated: January 29, 2010
Last verified: December 2009
History of Changes
  Purpose

The objective of this study in cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) was to demonstrate the preparation of the patient with panic disorder for agoraphobic exposures. The focus of the work consisted of interoceptive exposures, in vivo, of body sensations themselves, to feared places and situations. The sample consisted of 50 individuals. Group 1 undertook 10 weekly, individual sessions of CBT of one hour duration. Group 2, control, was just follow-up with supportive therapy. The procedures used for the exposures, especially for induction symptom exercises, were considered essential in the preparation of patients with panic disorder, to be able to face up to panic attacks and subsequent agoraphobic situations.


Condition Intervention
Panic Disorder
Agoraphobia
 Behavioral: Psychotherapy
Behavioral: Supportative psychotherapy

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Cognitive-behavioural Therapyin Panic Disorder: the Preparation of Patients With Panic Disorder for Interoceptive and in Vivo Agoraphobic Exposure

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Further study details as provided by Federal University of Rio de Janeiro:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Number of panic attacks [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Decrease agoraphobic symptoms [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 50
Study Start Date: May 2006
Study Completion Date: April 2007
Primary Completion Date: August 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
25 panic disorder patients
 Behavioral: Psychotherapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Other Name: Cognitive Behavior psychotherapy
Active Comparator: Supportive psychotherapy
25 panic disorder agoraphobia
 Behavioral: Supportative psychotherapy
Supportative psychotherapy
Other Name: non-specific psychotherapy

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  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The criteria for inclusion in the research was patients over 18 years old of both sexes with a diagnosis of PDA, with no serious comorbidities.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The patients that presented alcohol or drug dependency, mental retardation or serious mental disorders were excluded from the research.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01025908

Locations
Brazil
Institute of Psychiatry - UFRJ
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 22290140
Sponsors and Collaborators
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Antonio E Nardi, MD Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Antonio Egidio Nardi, Institute of Psychiatry - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01025908     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: LABPR
Study First Received: December 3, 2009
Last Updated: January 29, 2010
Health Authority: Brazil: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by Federal University of Rio de Janeiro:
psychotherapy
panic disorder
anxiety
behavior
cognition

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Agoraphobia
Panic Disorder
Anxiety Disorders
Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013