Medically unexplained physical symptoms in primary care: a controlled study on the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural treatment by the general practitioner

Completed

• Conditions: Somatoform disorder; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Somatoform disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN89623328
• Lead Sponsor: eiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) (Netherlands)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-12-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 65

Inclusion Criteria

1. The presence of a somatoform disorder
2. A minimum score of 5 for the main unexplained physical symptom on a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS - range 0 - 10)
3. Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to participate in treatment due to handicaps such as deafness, aphasia or cognitive impairment
2. Ongoing psychological treatment
3. Serious somatic disease
4. Serious psychiatric disorder such as psychosis, substance abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder or severe personality disorder

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Severity of the main physical symptom as indicated on a VAS and the self-rated improvement of symptoms at 6 and 12 months follow-up<br>2. Recovery was defined as a decrease of at least 30% on the VAS for the severity of the main physical symptom

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Self-reported physical symptoms (PSC)<br>2. Anxiety and depressive symptoms (HADS)<br>3. Functional limitations (SF-36)<br>4. Health anxiety and behaviour (IAS)<br>5. Health care utilisation