Clinical Trial: Follow up of Patients Treated With Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Hypochondria From 1997 to 2007

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Follow up of Patients Treated With Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at Clinic for Hypochondriacs, Haraldsplass Deaconal Hospital, From 1997 to 2007

Brief Summary: Research has shown that cognitive behavioural therapy is effective in treating hypochondria. However, no studies have examined the long term effect. The investigators have followed 56 patients treated for hypochondria between 1997 and 2001 and the investigators are now doing a 10 year follow-up (Part I). In another part of the study (Part II) the investigators compare the effect of 16 sessions vs. 5 sessions, with a follow-up period of at least 2 years. The investigators hypothesis is that the initial 1 year improvement will be sustained and that 5 sessions will yield the same results as 16 sessions.

Detailed Summary:

The follow-up includes a telephone interview by independent researcher and the patients fill in the following questionnaires:

Whiteley Index (measures health anxiety), VAS-scales for health anxiety, worrying about symptoms and body checking, SF-36 (health related quality of life), Giessen Subjective Complaints List, Spielberger Trait and State Anxiety Scale Beck Depression Inventory, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 28), Somatic Amplification Scale,

Sponsor: University of Bergen

Current Primary Outcome: Level of health anxiety [ Time Frame: 10 years follow up ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Health related quality of life [ Time Frame: 10 years follow-up ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: University of Bergen

Dates:
Date Received: August 13, 2009
Date Started: January 1997
Date Completion: December 2017
Last Updated: November 7, 2016
Last Verified: November 2016