Effectiveness of Cognitive-Affective Behavior Therapy for the Treatment of Somatization Disorder

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Somatization Disorder

In brief

This study will examine the long-term effect of cognitive-affective behavior therapy on the physical symptoms, functioning, and health care utilization of people with somatization disorder.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00149760

Run by

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

People needed

88

Starts

2003-08-01

Expected to finish

2010-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-02-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Meets DSM-IV criteria for somatization disorder
• Available for follow-up over the ensuing 18 months
• English-speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Meets DSM-IV criteria for a psychotic disorder, organic brain syndrome, or psychoactive substance dependence (Other psychiatric comorbidity is not exclusionary)
• Active suicidal ideation
• Unstable major medical condition
• Plans to engage in additional psychotherapy during the first 6 months after enrollment
• Current use of any medication that has not been stabilized for the previous 2 months

Where it is running

• Department of Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School — Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

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