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Guided Self-Help for Functional Neurological Symptoms

NCT01643161 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2013-10-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Functional (psychogenic or somatoform) symptoms are commonly observed in neurology clinics. There is no known empirically validated treatment approach to functional symptoms. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can be effective, but there are major obstacles to its provision. The investigators will test the hypothesis that adding a CBT-based guided self-help (GSH) as compared to treatment as usual (TAU) improves patient outcomes.

Conditions

  • Functional Neurologic Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Treatment As Usual

Communicating the diagnosis to the patient's primary care doctor and neurologist. May include referrals for physical therapy or psychiatric evaluations, or referrals to community therapists or doctors.

BEHAVIORAL

Guided Self-Help

A self-help workbook based on cognitive behavioral therapy, and four half-hour guidance sessions over a three-month period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-02-28
Completion
2013-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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