Status:
COMPLETED
A Computer-Based Intervention for Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms
Lead Sponsor:
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Conditions:
Fibromyalgia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In this study 60 people with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) will receive either a 6-session resilience skill building intervention provided fully online or a weekly computerized journa...
Detailed Description
SUBJECTS: Sixty patients between the ages of 18 and 80 will be recruited from primary care clinics affiliated with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Qualified patients will be primary care patients who meet the following inclusion and exclusion criteria: Patients between the ages of 18 and 75 seeking medical care for physical symptoms (i.e., persistent fatigue, pain complaints, and gastrointestinal, cardiovascular or musculoskeletal symptoms). No major medical illness to explain symptom(s) is found after detailed physical and laboratory assessment. Patients with common disorders such as hypertension, asthma, diabetes, low back strain, etc., will be included if in the opinion of the physician the presenting physical symptoms are not due to the underlying disorder. In order to enter the study, patients must meet criteria for at least 4 medically unexplained symptoms out of the 42 somatic symptoms listed in the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) rated as currently present if males and at least 6 symptoms if females (Escobar's abridged criteria).
Exclusion
- Patients without ready access to a computer and the Internet will be excluded from participating. Also excluded will be individuals with life threatening medical illness, communicative disorder, lack of fluency in English, illiteracy, and major psychiatric conditions including psychoses, bipolar disorder, and alcohol or drug abuse. Patients will be required to add no medications to their regimen during the study period (approximately 6 weeks).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00468013
Start Date
March 1 2007
End Date
March 1 2010
Last Update
February 9 2015
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UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08903