Using the Canary Breathing System for Panic Disorder Patients

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Panic Disorder

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of the Canary Breathing System (CBS) in treating the symptoms of panic disorder.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01955954

Run by

Palo Alto Health Sciences, Inc.

People needed

69

Starts

2013-09-01

Expected to finish

2016-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-02-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Primary diagnosis of Panic Disorder
• Subjects between 18 and 60 years of age (inclusive on day of enrollment)
• Subjects with a Clinician's Global Impression of > or = to 4.
• If on psychotropic medication, on a stable dose for a minimum of 3 months prior to enrollment
• If on psychotropic medication, an agreement to stay on their stable dose from study entry until the 2-month follow-up.

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnancy
• Current enrollment in another drug or device study
• Current enrollment in another drug or device study that is not at least 30 days past the final follow-up
• Currently undergoing cognitive behavioral therapy (or equivalent)
• Refractory to either a breathing training program or cognitive behavioral therapy (or equivalent) in the 3 months prior to enrollment
• Evidence of organic mental disorder
• Severe suicidality
• Presence of any psychotic disorder
• Bipolar disorder that is present for < 5 years; a major depressive, manic or hypomanic episode in the last 12 months; failure to take and maintain a stable dose of medication in treatment of bipolar disorder in the last 12 months
• Current alcohol or drug dependence
• Cardiovascular or pulmonary disease
• Epilepsy or seizures
• Undergoing additional psychologic treatment at any point from study enrollment to 2-month follow-up to treat panic disorder

Where it is running

• San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy — Oakland, California, United States
• Institute of Living — Hartford, Connecticut, United States
• Alexian Brothers Center for Anxiety and OCD — Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States
• Kansas City Center for Anxiety Treatment, P.A. — Overland Park, Kansas, United States

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