Developing an Integrated Psychotherapy With Cognitive-behavioral Therapy and Biofeedback Therapy for Somatic Symptom Disorder

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20-70
SponsorNational Taiwan University Hospital

About this trial

This research program is aimed to develop a integrative psychotherapy (including CBT and biofeedback therapy) and to examine its efficacy on treatment of somatic symptom disorder. The study design is a randomized controlled trial with waiting list control. Scores of Patient Health Questionniare-15 and Health Anxiety Questionnaire are the primary endpoints.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patient with somatic symptom disorder (confirmed by psychiatrists)

Disqualifiers

The age is younger than 20 or older than 70 years

Having psychotic symptoms or cognitive impairment

Having a potentially lethal illness

Cannot read the questionnaires by oneself

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • cognitive-behavioral therapy and biofeedback therapy

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

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Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin BranchRecruiting640, YunlinTaiwanTaiwan