Overview

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.