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DEPENAS: A Psychosocial Intervention for Patients With Medically Unexplained Symptoms

NCT00130988 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 156

Last updated 2008-07-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

General practitioners play a key role in the management of one of the most complex problems facing the health care system: the large group of patients with unexplained medical symptoms, but effective treatment strategies are lacking in primary care. The purpose of this study is to compare a new intervention delivered by the general practitioner versus re-attribution of symptoms, which is the currently recommended best treatment for patients with high levels of medically unexplained physical symptoms.

Conditions

  • Somatoform Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

DEPENAS cognitive and behavioural techniques

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Carlos III Health Institute

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Basque Health Service

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Jose M Aiarzaguena, Dr. · Basque Health Service

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-01-31
Primary Completion
2002-02-28
Completion
2003-03-31

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