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Stress and Health Interview for Primary Care Patients With Medically Unexplained Symptoms

NCT02151500 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 75

Last updated 2015-12-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of providing an experiential assessment interview that targets emotional and stressful experiences in primary care. In this randomized, controlled trial, the investigators will compare an interview condition to a wait-list control condition. The investigators hypothesize that helping individuals first identify the links between their stress and symptoms will likely increase their awareness and endorsement of the link between stress and physical symptoms, including a willingness to engage in stress management techniques. It is also expected that helping raise an individual's awareness about their symptoms, followed by an experience and expression of unexpressed emotions is likely to influence their physical symptoms and psychological status.

Conditions

  • Somatoform Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Stress and Health Interview

A stress and health interview which aims to help patients: a) disclose their stressful experiences and emotional conflicts, which might be contributing to their symptoms; b) learn about associations between their stress and physical symptoms; and c) learn about the potential value of experiencing and expressing their emotions related to these stressful situations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wayne State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mark A Lumley, PhD · Wayne State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-05-31
Primary Completion
2015-10-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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