F45.8
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: psychodynamic-interpersonal-oriented therapy (PIT) approach that includes tailored modules for anxiety, depression, and somatisation
16 sessions á 90 minutes with 1seesion per week
Group 2: three, 30-min sessions of enhanced medical care (health oriented counselling) at 5-week intervals
Sponsors
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU München
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: clinically relevant impairment of health related quality of life: Vertigo Handicap Questionnaire sum score > 45
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - insufficient German language ability - relevant cognitive disorder (Mini Mental Status Test < 27) or other mental disorder causing major impairment of social functioning (including suicidality) - severe, chronic somatic disease - current psychotherapy - permanent residence more than 50 km away from the trial site
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| summed score on the Vertigo Handicap Questionnaire (VHQ) at the 12-month follow-up (in comaprison to T0) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - severity of vertigo: Vertigo Symptom Scale (VSS) - depression: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) - anxiety: Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) - somatisation: Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-15) - Computerised Static Posturography (at 12 months follow-up in comparison to T0) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactGabriele Schmid
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU München
Outcome results
None listed