Treatment of Medically Unexplained Physical Ailments (Somatization Disorder)

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Somatoform Disorders

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) to medical care-as-usual for the treatment of patients with high levels of medically unexplained physical symptoms (Somatization Disorder). A second goal is to examine the effectiveness of CBT in Latinos, since Latinos suffer a relatively high prevalence of Somatization Disorder.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00050583

Run by

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

People needed

172

Starts

2001-02-01

Expected to finish

2005-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-01-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Somatization disorder

You may not qualify if…

• Bipolar disorder
• Schizophrenia or other psychosis
• Major Depression

Where it is running

• UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Dept. of Psychiatry — Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

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