Recruiting

Panic Disorder

Sponsor:

Université du Québec a Montréal

Code:

NCT00736346

Conditions

Panic Disorder

Anxiety Disorder

Mental Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Brief cognitive-behavioral treatment for Panic Disorder

Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Panic Disorder

paroxetine

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of three different treatment modalities on panic symptoms, quality of life and use of health services among individuals consulting an emergency department for non cardiac chest pain and having Panic Disorder.

Conditions

Panic Disorder

Anxiety Disorder

Mental Disorder

Study ID

NCT00736346

Start date

Oct, 2005

Status verified date

Aug, 2008

Completion date

Jun, 2010

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2009

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Aged 18 and over
  • Mastered oral and written French
  • Consulted an emergency department for chest pain with very low risk of coronary disease (normal ECG and blood tests)
  • Met criteria for Panic Disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Chest pain with an obvious medical origin (obvious trauma or abnormal pulmonary x-rays)
  • Had received cognitive-behavior therapy for Panic Disorder in the last six months
  • Cognitive impairment preventing the completion of psychological assessment
  • Past or present psychotic episode, Bipolar Disorder, or organic mental disorder
  • Current Abuse or Dependence Disorder
  • If another Mental Disorder is present, its severity was equal or inferior to the severity of Panic Disorder
  • Current medical condition preventing the participant from receiving pharmacological of cognitive-behavior treatment

Study Design

Enrollment

204 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: 1

active comparator: 2

active comparator: 3

no intervention: 4

Interventions

Brief cognitive-behavioral treatment for Panic Disorder

One two-hour session of cognitive-behavior therapy for panic disorder

Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Panic Disorder

Seven one-hour sessions of cognitive-behavior therapy for panic disorder

paroxetine

40 mg die, for 6 months

Primary outcome measure

  • Panic Disorder diagnosis [ Time Frame: Pre and posttreatment, and 3, 6 and 12 months after treament ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

André Marchand, PhD

1 (514) 987-3000marchand.andre@uqam.ca

Geneviève Belleville, PhD

belleville.genevieve@uqam.ca

Locations

Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis

Recruiting

Lévis, Quebec, Canada, G6V 3Z1

Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal (Montreal Heart Institute)

Recruiting

Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H1T 1C8

Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal

Recruiting

Montréal, Quebec, Canada, H4J 1C5

More Information

Sponsor

Université du Québec a Montréal

Last update posted

Aug 15, 2008

Last verified

Aug, 2008

Keywords

  • Panic Disorder
  • anxiety
  • chest pain
  • emergency department
  • cognitive-behavioral treatment

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Université du Québec a Montréal on 2008-08-15.