Reducing Worry in Patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms: A Feasibility Study
Recruiting
- Conditions
- onverklaarde lichamelijke klachtenmedically unexplained symptomsunexplained physical symptoms
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON42750
- Lead Sponsor
- Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 16
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients consulting their general practitioner for at least one medically unexplained symptom;
- Patients in the age group of 18-80 years;
- Patients with an iOS or Android smartphone to their use for the study period
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients younger than 18 or older than 80 years;
- Patients suffering from chronic diseases or serious physical illness;
- Patients with medically explained symptoms;
- Patients with mental retardation;
- Patients with severe psychiatric disorders (e.g. major depression);
- Patients with insufficient ability to speak and/or write Dutch
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Our primary outcome measure is the feasibility and acceptability of the WRI,<br /><br>measured primarily with in-depth interviews for which four GPs and<br /><br>approximately ten MUS-patients will be invited to talk about their experiences<br /><br>with the intervention. Additionally, patient satisfaction with the<br /><br>intervention, measured with a Likert-scale, ranging from 0 (not satisfied at<br /><br>all) to 5 (very satisfied), percentage of patient withdrawal and feasibility<br /><br>and ease with which general practitioners were able to include patients in the<br /><br>study, measured with a Visual Analogue Scale ranging from 0 (not easy at all)<br /><br>to 10 (very easy), will be assessed.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secundary outcome measures are: somatization, distress, depression and anxiety<br /><br>as measured by the Vier-Dimensionele Klachtenlijst, perceived symptom severity<br /><br>as measured with a Visual Analogue Scale ranging from 0 (no symptoms) to 10<br /><br>(very severe symptoms), spirituality as measured with two scales (trust and<br /><br>acceptance) of the Spiritual Attitude and Involvement List, worry frequency,<br /><br>worry duration, affect and success of postponement will be measured with the<br /><br>experience sampling method, using an application on a smartpone which will send<br /><br>8 prompts per day to the participants, and lastly, repetitive negative thinking<br /><br>will be measured with the Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire.</p><br>