Effects of Psychotherapy on Pain Catastrophic Thinking and Life Disability in Psychosomatic Patients with Chronic Headache

Effects of Psychotherapy on Pain Catastrophic Thinking and Life Disability in Psychosomatic Patients with Chronic Headache - Effects of Psychotherapy on Pain Catastrophic Thinking and Life Disability in Psychosomatic Patients with Chronic Headache

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000053933

Enrollment

Registered

2024-03-21

Start date

2024-03-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Chronic headache

Interventions

For the psychotherapy group, a program of 45 minutes per session is conducted six times. We recommend that patients come to the office once a week. Questionnaires will be administered before and after

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a. Persons 18 years of age or older b.Those who have been diagnosed with chronic headache (psychosomatic)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a. Persons under the age of 18 b. Persons with severe psychiatric symptoms, such as preoccupation with death c. Persons with a history of dementia, alcoholism, or drug addiction d. Those who are in a psychiatric hospital for other mental illnesses.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The HIT-6 for headache life obstacles will be measured once before and once at the end of the program (6 weeks later), respectively.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKaho Tanobe

Waseda University Graduate School of Human Sciences

kaho199566317@ruri.waseda.jp04-2947-6848

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026