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Treatment of Medically Unexplained Physical Ailments (Somatization Disorder)

NCT00050583 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 172

Last updated 2014-01-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) to medical care-as-usual for the treatment of patients with high levels of medically unexplained physical symptoms (Somatization Disorder). A second goal is to examine the effectiveness of CBT in Latinos, since Latinos suffer a relatively high prevalence of Somatization Disorder.

Conditions

  • Somatoform Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Ten Weekly Sessions of Manualized CBT

BEHAVIORAL

CBT

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Javier I Escobar, M.D. · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  • Michael A Gara, Ph.D. · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-02-28
Primary Completion
2005-07-31
Completion
2005-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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