Status:

UNKNOWN

From the Biomedical to the Biopsychosocial Model, From Theory to Practice

Lead Sponsor:

Faculdade de Medicina do ABC

Collaborating Sponsors:

Feculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo - Brasil

Conditions:

Functional Dyspepsia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate, in patients with functional dyspepsia, a model example of medical care based upon the biopsychosocial model (called: the therapeutic encounter) compared with standard medi...

Detailed Description

INTRODUCTION Addressing the high costs involved in new medical technology (biotechnology) is a problem that has led individuals and public health services to feel increasingly powerless. Many authors...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Clinical diagnosis of functional dyspepsia (according to the Rome II criteria)
  • They must be literate so they can read and fill out the questionnaire and a diary of symptoms without the aid of others

Exclusion

  • Patients who for any reason: not accepting to participate in research, not having signed an informed consent or not answering the questionnaire, the collection period, for whatever reasons
  • Abuse or dependence on alcohol, tobacco, medications or other drugs (licit or illicit)
  • Diabetes (any type
  • pregnancy or breastfeeding (in any stage of the study)
  • organic diseases or severe metabolic or evolving (heart disease, severe hypertension, infectious diseases)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01456273

Start Date

March 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2011

Last Update

October 20 2011

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Faculdade de Medicina do ABC

Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil, 09060-870