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Efficacy of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Endometriosis

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Endometriosis
Registration Number
NCT05098444
Lead Sponsor
Philipps University Marburg Medical Center
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Active, not recruiting
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - People with female-assigned reproductive systems aged 18 to 45 years<br><br> - Medically confirmed endometriosis diagnosis<br><br> - Impairment of quality of life due to endometriosis defined as a value of = 15 points<br> across all scales in the Endometriosis Health Profile 30 + 23 (EHP-30 + 23, (Jones,<br> Kennedy, Barnard, Wong & Jenkinson, 2001a)<br><br> - Adequate German language skills<br><br> - Access to a personal computer (PC) / laptop and adequate internet connection<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Serious mental disorder: unipolar severe depression (Beck Depression Inventory II:<br> raw value = 29), presuicidal syndrome, bipolar affective disorder, unipolar mania,<br> psychotic disorder, alcohol or substance dependence<br><br> - Psychotherapeutic treatment: currently or within the last two years<br><br> - Use of benzodiazepines (prevents learning processes that are important for<br> psychotherapy)<br><br> - Changes in the intake or use (e.g. start / change of dose / discontinuation) of<br> antidepressants and hormonal contraceptives within the last three months<br><br> - Current or planned intrauterine insemination (IUI), in-vitro-fertilisation (IVF) or<br> intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment with hormonal stimulation within<br> the next eight months<br><br> - Suffering from one of the following diseases: malignant tumor, in particular breast,<br> cervical or ovarian cancer, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, a known bacterial<br> or viral infection (e.g. tuberculosis (TBC), hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B<br> virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV)<br><br> - Current pregnancy or birth of a child within the last six months, breastfeeding<br> within the last six months

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Endometriosis Health Profile 30 + 23 (EHP-30 + 23; Jones, Kennedy, Barnard, Wong & Jenkinson, 2001);Change in Endometriosis Health Profile 5 (EHP-5; Jones, Jenkinson & Kennedy, 2004);Change in Pain Disability Index (PDI; Tait, Pollard & Margolis, 1987);Change in Visual analog pain scale (VAS)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Brief Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9; Zipfel, Herzog & Löwe, 2004);Change in Perceived Stress Scale (PSS; Klein et al., 2016);Change in Brief Cope (Carver, 1997);Change in Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R; Glattacker, Bengel & Jäckel, 2009);Change in The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire - II (FAH-II; Hoyer & Gloster, 2013)
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