| Trial name or title |
Treatment of somatoform disorders with cognitive behaviour therapy by general practitioners |
| Methods |
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| Participants |
100 patients who apply to criteria for somatoform disorder and who report severe functional impairment and complaints for more than six months. |
| Interventions |
T (n:50) = cognitive behaviour therapy (5 45‐min sessions in 5 months) by 8 research GPs who treat 5‐8 patients. GPs are trained and supervised.
C (n:50) = usual care. |
| Outcomes |
main outcomes: frequency and intensity of main complaint, functional impairment and medical consumption assessed on three occasions (baseline, 6 and 12 months). |
| Starting date |
January 2000 (expected finishing date = July 2004). |
| Contact information |
I. Arnold, UMC Leiden, The Netherlands (I.A.Arnold@lumc.nl) |
| Notes |
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