Status:
COMPLETED
Suggestive Effects on the Diameter of Coronary Arteries
Lead Sponsor:
Technical University of Munich
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
German Heart Center
Conditions:
Coronary Circulation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this randomized controlled pilot study was to answer the following questions: 1. Is it possible to affect the diameter of coronary arteries through a placebo injection, which is administer...
Detailed Description
The present study is a randomized controlled double-blind single center study in order to investigate the effects of verbal suggestions ('vasodilatation') in combination with either a placebo-interven...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- medical indication for heart catheterization
- written informed consent
Exclusion
- acute myocardial infarction
- acute elevation of cardiac enzymes
- regular intake of drugs containing nitroglycerin
- intolerance of nitroglycerin
- hypotension
- renal insufficiency
- diabetes mellitus
- hyperthyroidism
- pregnancy
- acute psychiatric disease
- cognitive impairment
- prinzmetal's angina
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00925834
Start Date
July 1 2008
End Date
August 1 2008
Last Update
June 22 2009
Active Locations (1)
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1
Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Technische Universität München
Munich, Germany, 81675