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Reducing Uncertainty Distress in Long Term Health Conditions

NCT05698251 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 6

Last updated 2023-02-03

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Summary

The goal of this pilot intervention study is to develop and test a new psychological therapy model in people with long term health conditions (rheumatic conditions) who are experiencing distress (anxiety or low mood) in relation to the uncertainty that their illness causes.

The main questions the study aims to answer are:

1. Does the new treatment model help participants reduce uncertainty distress associated with their health condition?
2. Is it a practical treatment that can be ran within a hospital setting?
3. Is the treatment acceptable to participants?

Participants will be asked to attend weekly therapy sessions (up to a maximum of 16 sessions) in the hospital or via telehealth. The sessions will be based on the new treatment model and aimed at helping participants reduce uncertainty where they can and learn to live alongside it where it cannot be reduced. The hope is that if participants can better manage uncertainty this will reduce the distress (anxiety or low mood) that they feel.

Conditions

  • Rheumatic Diseases

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Uncertainty distress model

Psychological therapy intervention based on elements of traditional Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) for anxiety, illness uncertainty and intolerance of uncertainty.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust

    collaborator OTHER

  • Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

    collaborator OTHER

  • Newcastle University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mark Freeston, ProfPsy · Newcastle University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-16
Primary Completion
2022-12-20
Completion
2022-12-20

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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