Randomized, Controlled Study on Short-term Psychotherapy After Acute Myocardial Infarction

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-11-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Psychosocial factors play an important role in the pathophysiology of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but it is not known if psychotherapy is beneficial after the contemporary treatment of AMI consisting of medical and interventional therapy.

The investigators have designed a randomized, controlled study to assess the effects of short-term psychotherapy (STP) on the clinical outcomes of patients who have undergone an emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) post-AMI.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: San Filippo Neri General Hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients admitted to San Filippo Neri Hospital for AMI and treated with primary or urgent PCI.

• Primary PTCA is performed up to 12 hours after the beginning of chest pain in cases of STEMI, while patients with NSTEMI are enrolled if urgent PTCA is being performed within 48 hours of the onset of chest pain.

• Only patients in whom complete revascularization is achieved are being enrolled in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with psychiatric disorders or disability, cognitive impairment, or other life-threatening conditions are being excluded from the study.