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Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy for Somatic Symptom Disorder

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Joel M Town, DClinPsy
Research Sponsored by Nova Scotia Health Authority
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up week 8
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether ISTDP, a type of therapy, is more effective than usual medical care for treating somatic symptom and related disorders.

Eligible Conditions
  • Somatic Symptom Disorder
  • Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~week 8
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and week 8 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Somatic Symptom Severity score using the SOMS-7 from baseline to week 8
Secondary outcome measures
Change in depression score using the Patient Health Questionnaire-depression scale (PHQ-9) from baseline to 8 weeks
Change on Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP-32) from baseline to week 8
Change on Whiteley Index for Health Anxiety from baseline to week 8
+1 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Medical Care As Usual (MCAU)Active Control2 Interventions
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
2014
N/A
~40

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Nova Scotia Health AuthorityLead Sponsor
258 Previous Clinical Trials
83,817 Total Patients Enrolled
Joel M Town, DClinPsyPrincipal InvestigatorCapital District Health Authority and Dalhousie University

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Halifax Somatic Symptoms Disorder Trial
Joel Town 2014. "Halifax Somatic Symptoms Disorder Trial". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02076867.
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