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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01484223
Date of registration: 30/11/2011
Primary sponsor: Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Madrid
Public title: Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Intervention in Patients With Symptoms Somatization in Primary Care
Scientific title: Efectiveness of a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention in Patients With Symptoms Somatization, as Measure Quality of Life, Front the Clinical Practice Usual Action in Primary Health Care. A Controlled Clinical Trial With Parallel Groups
Date of first enrolment: October 2009
Target sample size: 242
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01484223
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label  
Countries of recruitment
Spain
Contacts
Name:   Alberto López García-Franco, MD
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  Gerencia Atención Primaria. Madrid
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Attending patients with 2 or more medically unexplained somatic symptoms during
the last 6 months.

- Having came to medical examination on primary care at least 10 times during the
last year.

- be able to follow the trial´s demands, not have plans for moving another place and
understand the Spanish language.

- Patients who consent to take part.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Diagnostics on serious mental disorder.

- Suicidal intentions at the moment of getting involved in the study.

- Diagnostics on addiction to toxic substances.

- Diagnostics on well-known body illness responsible for the symptoms.

- Previous psychotherapy during the previous year.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Quality of Life
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Primary Outcome(s)
Perceived quality of life [Time Frame: Change from baseline in quality of life at 12 months after the intervention]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Number of examinations [Time Frame: Number of examinations from baseline until 12 months after the intervention]
Prescribed medicine [Time Frame: Prescribed medicine from baseline until 12 months after the intervention]
Questionnarie on Global Clinical Impression [Time Frame: Change from baseline in patient and doctor´s perception at 12 months afer the intervention]
Temporary labor disability (TLD) [Time Frame: Days on TLD from baseline until 12 months after the intervention]
Secondary ID(s)
FIS PI08/90707
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Fondo de Investigacion Sanitaria
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
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