Status:
COMPLETED
KATHY:Cognitive-behavioural Therapy for Hypochondriasis
Lead Sponsor:
Copenhagen Trial Unit, Center for Clinical Intervention Research
Collaborating Sponsors:
Bispebjerg Hospital
Conditions:
Hypochondriasis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study was to examined if psychotherapy is an effecitive treatment for hypochondriasis.
Detailed Description
Background: The central feature of hypochondriasis is preoccupation or fear of having a serious disease based on misinterpretation of bodily signs. Psychotherapeutic treatments have developed with foc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- (1) age between 18 and 65 years, (2) Danish as native language, (3) fulfilment of the ICD-10 research criteria for hypochondriasis (3), (4) health anxiety to a significant degree: a score more than 17 on the health anxiety inventory (HAI) (5).
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Exclusion
- (1) current psychotic condition, (2) current substance abuse, (3) a medical condition which demanded immediate treatment, (4) psychopharmacological treatment initiated or increased during the last 6 weeks before treatment, and (5) previous cognitive behavioural treatment.
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Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00208247
Start Date
December 1 2001
End Date
March 1 2005
Last Update
August 11 2016
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