Online Personalized Psychological Intervention for Patients With Heart Disease and Depression or Anxiety (MY-CHOICE)

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Conditions studied: Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD), Anxiety, Depression

In brief

The goal of this feasibility study is to assess if the personalised online psychological intervention MY-CHOICE is acceptable to adults with ischemic heart disease and anxiety or depression. It will also examine the reasons for drop-out. The main questions the study aims to answer are: How many participants complete the intervention and what are the reasons for drop-out. And what are the pre-post change scores on anxiety and depression. Participants will: Complete the MY-CHOICE intervention consisting of 6-12 weeks with online modules on various topics based on individual needs in combination with video- or telephone calls with a therapist (psychologist or a trained master student in Psychology) on a need-to basis. Answer a set of questionnaires pre and post intervention. Participate in a brief interview post intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07569458

Run by

University of Southern Denmark

People needed

30

Starts

2025-07-04

Expected to finish

2026-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Aalborg University Hospital, Department of Cardiology — Aalborg, Denmark (enrolling)
• Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Cardiology — Aarhus, Denmark (enrolling)
• Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Department of Cardiology — Roskilde, Denmark (enrolling)

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