New online program aims to ease anxiety and depression in heart patients
NCT ID NCT07569458
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests an online psychological program called MY-CHOICE for adults with ischemic heart disease who also have anxiety or depression. The program offers personalized online modules and therapist calls over 6-12 weeks. Researchers want to see if patients find it acceptable and if it helps reduce symptoms. Only 30 participants are being recruited, making this a small early-stage feasibility study.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- online psychological therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a convenient, personalized online treatment option to ease anxiety and depression in people with heart disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small feasibility study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It focuses on drop-out rates and early symptom changes, not long-term outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * ischemic heart disease (diagnostic codes I20-I25), * referred for CR with a positive screen for depression and/or anxiety with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS ≥ 8) * access to and ability to use a computer or tablet * proficient in the Danish language Exclusion Criteria: * Severe psychiatric disorder (i.e., borderline disorder, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder) that requires psychiatric care * severe cognitive difficulties (e.g., severe brain damage, mental retardation, or dementia) that will prevent patients from participating * endorsement of suicidal ideation with suicidal thoughts (purpose designed questions) that cannot be handled in the intervention * participation in other intervention studies focused (unless they are clinical studies) * seeing a psychologist or mental health professional for the treatment of anxiety and depression * not being able or willing to spend 3-4 hours on the intervention each week * experiencing significant life stressors that hinder adherence to the MY-CHOICE treatment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aalborg University Hospital, Department of Cardiology
RECRUITINGAalborg, 9000, Denmark
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Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Cardiology
RECRUITINGAarhus, 8200, Denmark
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Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Department of Cardiology
RECRUITINGRoskilde, 4000, Denmark
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