CompletedNot Applicable

Acceptance and Commitment Group Therapy (ACT) for Patients With Health Anxiety

Denmark126 participantsStarted 2010-03

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in groups on functional level, emotional problems, and use of health care in patients with severe health anxiety in a randomized, controlled design.

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Whiteley-7 score on 21,4 or more (scale 0-100 score points).
✓. Severe health anxiety (diagnosed by SCAN interview).
✓. Age 20-60 years
✓. Patients of Scandinavian origin who understand, read, write and speak Danish.
✓. No lifetime-diagnosis of psychoses, bipolar affective disorder or depression with psychotic symptoms (ICD-10: F20-29, F30-31, F32.3, F33.3)
✓. In case of a co morbid functional or other psychiatric disorder health anxiety must be the dominating problem.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Another severe psychiatric disorder or if the patient is suicidal.
✕. Abuse of narcotics or alcohol and (non-prescribed) medicine.
✕. Pregnancy.
✕. No informed consent.

What they're measuring

Health anxiety measured by the Whiteley-7 index

Timeframe: 9 months (2nd follow-up)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01158430

SponsorUniversity of Aarhus

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-04

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