Reducing distress from somatic symptoms

Reducing worry in patients with somatic symptom disorder using brief cognitive behavioural therapy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN11688040

Enrollment

Registered

2015-05-13

Start date

2014-06-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-08-24

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Conditions

Somatic symptom disorder Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Patients with Somatic Symptom Disorder will be offered 6 sessions of individual manualised psychological intervention focussed on worry. A control group is not included in this design.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Over 18 years old 2. Meet criteria for Somatic Symptom Disorder

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Under 18 years old 2. Not meeting criteria for Somatic Symptom Disorder 3. Having an insufficient understanding of English to read and complete the study questionnaires 4. Having a primary diagnosis of drug or alcohol misuse 5. Taking part in current Cognitive Behavourial Therapy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Health Anxiety Inventory (Salkovskis, Rimes, Warwick & Clark, 2002). Assessments will take place at baseline and 8 weeks.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Intolerance of Uncertainty Questionnaire (Freeston, Rheaume, Letarte, Dugas & Ladouceur (1994) 2. Penn State Worry Questionnaire (Meyer, Miller, Metzger & Borkovec, 1990) Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (Zigmond & Snaith, 1983) 3. EQ-5D (Rabin & de Charro, 2001) 4. Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS, Tennant, Hiller, Fishwick, Platt, Weich, Parkinson et al, 2007) 5. A question around the acceptability of a referral for psychological therapy, developed for this study 6. Number of attendences at A&E, 7. Outpatients and General Practice will also be recorded 8. New physical diagnoses will also be noted. The scales will provide comparative measures of symptoms, functioning and well being with some estimate of resource utilisation. Assessments will take place at baseline and 8 weeks.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Intolerance of Uncertainty Questionnaire (Freeston, Rheaume, Letarte, Dugas & Ladouceur (1994) 2. Penn State Worry Questionnaire (Meyer, Miller, Metzger & Borkovec, 1990) Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (Zigmond & Snaith, 1983) 3. EQ-5D (Rabin & de Charro, 2001) 4. Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS, Tennant, Hiller, Fishwick, Platt, Weich, Parkinson et al, 2007) 5. A question around the acceptability of a referral for psychological therapy, developed for this study 6. Number of attendences at A&E, 7. Outpatients and General Practice will also be recorded 8. New physical diagnoses will also be noted. The scales will provide comparative measures of symptoms, functioning and well being with some estimate of resource utilisation. Assessments will take place at baseline and 8 weeks.

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026