Follow up of Patients Treated With Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Hypochondria From 1997 to 2007

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hypochondriasis
• Interventions: Behavioral: Cognitive behavioural therapy

• Registration Number: NCT00959452
• Lead Sponsor: University of Bergen

Brief Summary

Research has shown that cognitive behavioural therapy is effective in treating hypochondria. However, no studies have examined the long term effect. The investigators have followed 56 patients treated for hypochondria between 1997 and 2001 and the investigators are now doing a 10 year follow-up (Part I). In another part of the study (Part II) the investigators compare the effect of 16 sessions vs. 5 sessions, with a follow-up period of at least 2 years. The investigators hypothesis is that the initial 1 year improvement will be sustained and that 5 sessions will yield the same results as 16 sessions.

Detailed Description

The follow-up includes a telephone interview by independent researcher and the patients fill in the following questionnaires:

Whiteley Index (measures health anxiety), VAS-scales for health anxiety, worrying about symptoms and body checking, SF-36 (health related quality of life), Giessen Subjective Complaints List, Spielberger Trait and State Anxiety Scale Beck Depression Inventory, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 28), Somatic Amplification Scale,

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 1997-01
• Study First Submitted: 2009-08-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-08-13
• Study First Posted: 2009-08-14
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2022-12
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

• Fulfilling ICD-10 criteria for hypochondriacal disorder

Exclusion Criteria

• Unwillingness to participate
• Substance abuse
• Serious psychological (f.inst. psychosis, major depression) or somatic (f.inst. cancer) disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Psychotherapy	Cognitive behavioural therapy	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Level of health anxiety	10 years follow up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Health related quality of life	10 years follow-up

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Haraldsplass Deaconal Hospital; 🇳🇴 Bergen, Norway