U09.9
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: PCS patients of both genders who complete 10 hours of weekly outpatient art therapy.
Group 2: PCS patients of both sexes who are assigned to the watchful waiting condition, i.e., only monitor
Sponsors
Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Klinikum Nürnberg
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Fatigue, as measured by the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) (score > 4)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Acute substance use disorder Acute suicidality Insufficient German language proficiency Inability to reach Nuremberg Hospital from the place of residence (for outpatient therapy sessions) Known cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, or endocrine disorders that explain the primary symptoms Dementia or other neurodegenerative disorders Psychotic disorders Ongoing disability pension application process
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary endpoint is the severity of fatigue symptoms, measured before (T1) and after (T2) art therapy or the watchful waiting period using the revised version of the Chalder Fatigue Scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary biological endpoints are stress-related formation of free oxygen radicals and DNA strand breaks in the blood, as well as measurement of autonomic balance at rest and under physical stress. Secondary psychological endpoints are depression, measured using PHQ-D, and subjective stress experience, measured using PSS-4. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactChristiane Waller
Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Klinikum Nürnberg
Outcome results
None listed