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

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00959452

First Posted: August 14, 2009

Last Update Posted: November 9, 2016

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Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Ingvard Wilhelmsen, University of Bergen

Purpose

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.

Condition	Intervention
Hypochondriasis	Behavioral: Cognitive behavioural therapy


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	Follow up of Patients Treated With Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at Clinic for Hypochondriacs, Haraldsplass Deaconal Hospital, From 1997 to 2007

Further study details as provided by Ingvard Wilhelmsen, University of Bergen:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Level of health anxiety [ Time Frame: 10 years follow up ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Health related quality of life [ Time Frame: 10 years follow-up ]


Estimated Enrollment:	250
Study Start Date:	January 1997
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2017
Primary Completion Date:	December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Psychotherapy	Behavioral: Cognitive behavioural therapy 16 sessions vs 5 sessions of cognitive behavioural therapy Other Name: Cognitive therapy

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,

Eligibility

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Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

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

Contacts and Locations

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Locations


Norway
Haraldsplass Deaconal Hospital
Bergen, Norway, 5009

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Bergen

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Ingvard Wilhelmsen, PhD	University of Bergen

More Information

Publications:

Veddegjærde 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.


Responsible Party:	Ingvard Wilhelmsen, Professor, University of Bergen
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00959452 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	17242
First Submitted:	August 13, 2009
First Posted:	August 14, 2009
Last Update Posted:	November 9, 2016
Last Verified:	November 2016

Keywords provided by Ingvard Wilhelmsen, University of Bergen:


Hypochondria Cognitive behavioural therapy Long term follow-up Psychosomatics Psychotherapy

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Hypochondriasis Somatoform Disorders Mental Disorders

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