Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Code:

NCT05977049

Conditions

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Takotsubo Support Group

Study Details

Brief summary:

The study hypothesis is that participants enrolled in a virtual Takotsubo support group will have significantly less anxiety at one year.

Conditions

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

Study ID

NCT05977049

Start date

Apr 17, 2024

Status verified date

Jun, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

\- All patients with documented diagnosis of Takotsubo Syndrome greater than 18 years old.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with a diagnosis of Takotsubo Syndrome already undergoing Psychotherapy or those who choose not to participate.
  • Vulnerable populations such as prisoners, non-English speaking subjects, pregnant women, and subjects unable to provide written informed consent will not be included in this research.

Study Design

Enrollment

24 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: Takotsubo Support Group

Participants diagnosed with Takotsubo Syndrome will be enrolled into the study.

Interventions

Takotsubo Support Group

Participants will undergo virtual group therapy/education. Participants will meet once every other week (at minimum), for 1 - 1.5 hours (on average). The frequency and/or length of the support group sessions may be adjusted according to participants' needs.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in anxiety level as measured by the STAI. [ Time Frame: Baseline, One year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Heather Glum, BSN, MPA

212-746-4617hep2011@med.cornell.edu

Dolores Reynolds, BSN

212-746-4617dtr2001@med.cornell.edu

Locations

Weill Cornell Medicine

Recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10021

Contacts

Heather Glum, BSN, MPA

hep2011@med.cornell.edu

Dolores Reynolds, BSN

212-746-4617dtr2001@med.cornell.edu

Principal Investigator:

Jim Cheung, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Last update posted

Jun 15, 2026

Last verified

Jun, 2026

Keywords

  • Takotsubo
  • Cardiomyopathy
  • Takotsubo Syndrome

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Weill Medical College of Cornell University on 2026-06-15.