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NCT Number: NCT00959452

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Hypochondriasis Mental Disorders Somatoform Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Haraldsplass Deaconal Hospital

Bergen, 5009, Norway

About this study

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,

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Behavioral

16 sessions vs 5 sessions of cognitive behavioural therapy

Other names: Cognitive therapy

Primary outcomes

  1. Level of health anxiety

    Time frame: 10 years follow up

Secondary outcomes

  1. Health related quality of life

    Time frame: 10 years follow-up

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Bergen

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Follow up of Patients Treated With Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at Clinic for Hypochondriacs, Haraldsplass Deaconal Hospital, From 1997 to 2007

Important dates

Study start
1997
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2022
First posted
Aug 14, 2009
Registry last updated
Dec 7, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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