NCT02076867.
Trial name or title | Halifax Somatic Symptom Disorder Trial: A Randomized Parallel Group Cross‐Over Study of Intensive Short‐Term Dynamic Psychotherapy Compared to Medical Treatment as Usual for Somatic Symptoms in the Emergency Department |
Methods | Randomized Parallel Group Cross‐Over Study |
Participants | Men and women aged 18‐65 years with somatic symptom and related disorders (as assessed by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders 5th Edition Research Version (SCID‐5‐RV)) |
Interventions | Intervention: Intensive Short‐Term Dynamic Psychotherapy Control: Medical Care As Usual (MCAU) |
Outcomes | Primary outcome measure: Change in Somatic Symptom Severity score using the SOMS‐7 Secondary outcome measures: Patient Health Questionnaire‐depression scale (PHQ‐9); Whiteley Index for Health Anxiety; Short Form Health Survey (SF‐12); Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP‐32); Presence of somatic symptom and related disorder diagnosis using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders Version 5 |
Starting date | March 2014 |
Contact information | Joel Town DClinPsy, telephone: 1‐902‐473‐2543, email: joel.town@dal.ca |
Notes |
CORE‐OM: Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation Outcome Measure; GAD‐7: 7‐item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale; PHQ‐9: 9‐item Patient Health Questionnaire; RCT: randomised controlled trial; SF‐12: 12‐item Short‐Form Health Survey; STPP: short‐term psychodynamic psychotherapy.