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

NCT ID: NCT00959452

Last Updated: 2023-12-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

250 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1997-01-31

Study Completion Date

2022-12-31

Brief Summary

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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

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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,

Conditions

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Hypochondriasis

Keywords

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Hypochondria Cognitive behavioural therapy Long term follow-up Psychosomatics Psychotherapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Psychotherapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cognitive behavioural therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

16 sessions vs 5 sessions of cognitive behavioural therapy

Interventions

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Cognitive behavioural therapy

16 sessions vs 5 sessions of cognitive behavioural therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Cognitive therapy

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Bergen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ingvard Wilhelmsen

Professor emeritus

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ingvard Wilhelmsen, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Bergen

Locations

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Haraldsplass Deaconal Hospital

Bergen, , Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

References

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Veddegjaerde KE, Sivertsen B, Wilhelmsen I, Skogen JC. Confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory analysis of the Whiteley Index. Results from a large population based study in Norway. The Hordaland Health Study (HUSK). J Psychosom Res. 2014 Sep;77(3):213-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.06.011. Epub 2014 Jun 28.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 25149031 (View on PubMed)

Veddegjaerde KF, Sivertsen B, Skogen JC, Smith ORF, Wilhelmsen I. Long-term effect of cognitive-behavioural therapy in patients with Hypochondriacal Disorder. BJPsych Open. 2020 Apr 29;6(3):e42. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2020.22.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32345417 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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17242

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id