Physical Exercise Versus Cognitive-behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Panic Disorders: A Randomised Controlled Trial - Full Text View

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to compare manualised physical exercise conducted in groups to manualised cognitive-behavioral therapy conducted in groups as treatment for panic disorder with or without agoraphobia.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Panic Disorder	Behavioral: Physical exercise Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral therapy	Phase 2


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	Effects of Physical Exercise on Anxiety and Co-morbid Emotional Disturbances: A Clinical Trail in a Day Care Unit

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MedlinePlus related topics: Anxiety Exercise and Physical Fitness Health Checkup Panic Disorder

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Further study details as provided by University of Bergen:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Mobility Inventory (MI) - Alone & Accompanied [ Time Frame: Baseline; Pre-treatment; Post-treatment; 6-months follow-up; 12-monthts follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire (ACQ) [ Time Frame: Baseline; Pre-treatment; Post-treatment; 6-months follow-up; 12-monthts follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Body Sensations Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Baseline; Pre-treatment; Post-treatment; 6-months follow-up; 12-monthts follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Panic frequency - Self-report & Clinician-rating [ Time Frame: Baseline; Pre-treatment; Post-treatment; 6-months follow-up; 12-monthts follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Panic distress/disability - Self-report & Clinician-rating [ Time Frame: Baseline; Pre-treatment; Post-treatment; 6-months follow-up; 12-monthts follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) [ Time Frame: Baseline; Pre-treatment; Post-treatment; 6-months follow-up; 12-monthts follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - State & Trait (STAI S/T) [ Time Frame: Baseline; Pre-treatment; Post-treatment; 6-months follow-up; 12-monthts follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) [ Time Frame: Baseline; Pre-treatment; Post-treatment; 6-months follow-up; 12-monthts follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Quality of Life Inventory (QoLI) [ Time Frame: Baseline; Pre-treatment; Post-treatment; 6-months follow-up; 12-monthts follow-up ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]


Enrollment:	36
Study Start Date:	May 2007
Study Completion Date:	December 2009
Primary Completion Date:	December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Physical exercise Manualised Exercise performed in groups (5-8 participants per group). 3 sessions (á 60 minutes) per week for 12 consecutive weeks	Behavioral: Physical exercise Manualised Exercise performed in groups (5-8 participants per group). 3 sessions (á 60 minutes) per week for 12 consecutive weeks
Active Comparator: Cognitive-behavioral therapy Cognitive-behavioral therapy conducted in groups (5-8 participants per group). 1 session (á 2-2.25 hours depending on group size) per week for 12 consecutive weeks	Behavioral: Cognitive-behavioral therapy Cognitive-behavioral therapy conducted in groups (5-8 participants per group). 1 session (á 2-2.25 hours depending on group size) per week for 12 consecutive weeks

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 50 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Written informed consent obtained
Clinical diagnosis of panic disorder with and without agoraphobia according to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR, 4th ed., text revision; American Psychiatric Association, 2000), established through administration of Structural Clinical Interview for DSM-IV axis I disorders (SCID I; First, Spitzer, Gibbon, & Williams, 1995).

Exclusion Criteria:

Brain-organic disorders according to DSM-IV-TR
The presence of psychotic disorders according to DSM-IV-TR, established through administration of SCID I
Present substance-abuse
Medical condition that excludes participation in physical activity
Major Depressive Disorder according to DSM-IV-TR established through administration of SCID I.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01076777

Locations


Norway
Solli Hospital
Bergen, Nesttun, Norway, 5221

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Bergen

Norwegian Department of Health and Social Affairs

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Anders Hovland, PsyD	University of Bergen

More Information

No publications provided


Responsible Party:	Professor Inger Hilde Nordhus, Faculty of Psychology at University of Bergen
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01076777 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	3.2007.499 (REK)
Study First Received:	February 25, 2010
Last Updated:	February 25, 2010
Health Authority:	Norway:National Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics Norway: Norwegian Social Science Data Services

Keywords provided by University of Bergen:


Panic disorder Physical exercise Cognitive-behavioral therapy Manualized

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Panic Disorder Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 03, 2015