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Sorlandet Hospital HF |
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Information provided by: | Sorlandet Hospital HF |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00202709 |
The purpose of this study is to find out if Thought Field Therapy has effect on certain anxiety disorders; agoraphobia, social phobia, and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Condition | Intervention |
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Agoraphobia Social Phobia |
Behavioral: Thought Field Therapy (TFT) |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Can Thought Field Therapy (TFT) Be Helpful for Patients With an Anxiety Disorder, a Prospective, Randomized Pilot Study With Wait List as Control Group. |
Estimated Enrollment: | 52 |
Study Start Date: | May 2002 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | August 2003 |
Thought Field Therapy is an alternative treatment method that has been shown, by casuistic reports, to give good results when applied for anxiety disorders. In this study 52 patients, with one or more of the diagnoses agoraphobia, social phobia and/or PTSD, where randomized to either treatment with TFT or a wait list. The treatment group all got treatment in one week. 2 1/2 months later both the treatment group and the control group were tested on the same items as before the treatment started. After this evaluation phase the control group got the same treatment as the treatment or study group. Both groups were evaluated 3 and 12 months after treatment, the study group also 6 months after treatment. 4 patients were omitted because they changed groups. The study were performed from May 2002 until June 2003.
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Study ID Numbers: | SSHF-AUIR-1 |
Study First Received: | September 12, 2005 |
Last Updated: | September 12, 2005 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00202709 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Norway: The National Committees for Research Ethics in Norway |
Anxiety disorder Thought Field Therapy Psychotherapy |
Agoraphobia Social Phobia Posr Traumatic Stress Disorder |
Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Agoraphobia |
Stress Phobic Disorders Stress Disorders, Traumatic |
Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Agoraphobia Phobic Disorders |