Impact of an Intervention with a Narrative Approach in Overusers: a Clinical Trial
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Overuse Syndrome
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare an intervention with a narrative therapy-based approach with standard care in overusers in general practice . The main question it aims to answer are: • An intervention with an approach based on narrative therapy can improve the perception of emotional support, and reduce the probability of suffering from anxiety and/or depression, the number of consultations, and the number of medications in primary care overusers. Participants will 10 individual sessions carried out over five months. The interval between sessions will be two weeks with a specific duration of fifty minutes per session.. If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare two groups of overusers to see if reduces the number of visits to the primary care doctor.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06258512
- Run by
- Catalan Institute of Health
- People needed
- 264
- Starts
- 2023-10-18
- Expected to finish
- 2025-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-08-26
Who can join
Age: 25 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Users in the 95th percentile in the distribution of consultations face-to-face, patient self-initiated consultations with PHC services within the period of 1 year.
You may not qualify if…
- Drug abuse or dependence, except for nicotine and tetrahydrocannabinol.
- Comorbidity with DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association, 2000) severe mental disorders.
- Comorbidity with ICD-10 (World Health Organization, 2008) severe cognitive disorders or sensory disabilities.
- Major locomotor mobility limitations or terminal illness
Where it is running
- Centre d'Atenció Primària Montnegre, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (enrolling)
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