Clinical Trial: Can Thought Field Therapy (TFT) be Helpful for Patients With an Anxiety Disorder?

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Can Thought Field Therapy (TFT) be Helpful for Patients With an Anxiety Disorder, a Prospective, Randomized Pilot Study With Wait List as Control Group.

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to find out if Thought Field Therapy has effect on certain anxiety disorders; agoraphobia, social phobia, and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Detailed Summary: Thought Field Therapy is an alternative treatment method that has been shown, by casuistic reports, to give good results when applied for anxiety disorders. In this study 52 patients, with one or more of the diagnoses agoraphobia, social phobia and/or PTSD, where randomized to either treatment with TFT or a wait list. The treatment group all got treatment in one week. 2 1/2 months later both the treatment group and the control group were tested on the same items as before the treatment started. After this evaluation phase the control group got the same treatment as the treatment or study group. Both groups were evaluated 3 and 12 months after treatment, the study group also 6 months after treatment. 4 patients were omitted because they changed groups. The study were performed from May 2002 until June 2003.
Sponsor: Sorlandet Hospital HF

Current Primary Outcome: Global symptom index (gsi) on the Symptom checklist 90 revised (SCL-90-R) [ Time Frame: Before treatment/wait list period, just after treatment, 3 months and 12 months after treatment. Group A also 6 months after treatment. ]

Original Primary Outcome: Global symptom index (gsi) on the Symptom checklist 90 revised (SCL-90-R)

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Davidson Trauma Scale [ Time Frame: Before treatment/wait list period, just after treatment, 3 months and 12 months after treatment. Group A also 6 months after treatment. ]
  • Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale [ Time Frame: Before treatment/wait list period, just after treatment, 3 months and 12 months after treatment. Group A also 6 months after treatment. ]
  • Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) [ Time Frame: Before treatment/wait list period, just after treatment, 3 months and 12 months after treatment. Group A also 6 months after treatment. ]
  • Fear Questionnaire (FQ) [ Time Frame: Before treatment/wait list period, just after treatment, 3 months and 12 months after treatment. Group A also 6 months after treatment. ]
  • Sheehan Disability Scale [ Time Frame: Before treatment/wait list period, just after treatment, 3 months and 12 months after treatment. Group A also 6 months after treatment. ]


Original Secondary Outcome:

  • Davidson Trauma Scale
  • Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale
  • Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
  • Fear Questionnaire (FQ)
  • Sheehan Disability Scale


Information By: Sorlandet Hospital HF

Dates:
Date Received: September 12, 2005
Date Started: May 2002
Date Completion:
Last Updated: July 27, 2011
Last Verified: September 2005