Can Thought Field Therapy (TFT) be Helpful for Patients With an Anxiety Disorder?
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interventional
52
1 country
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Brief Summary
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).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started May 2002
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2002
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2003
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2003
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 12, 2005
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 20, 2005
CompletedJuly 28, 2011
September 1, 2005
1.3 years
September 12, 2005
July 27, 2011
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Global symptom index (gsi) on the Symptom checklist 90 revised (SCL-90-R)
Before treatment/wait list period, just after treatment, 3 months and 12 months after treatment. Group A also 6 months after treatment.
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Davidson Trauma Scale
Before treatment/wait list period, just after treatment, 3 months and 12 months after treatment. Group A also 6 months after treatment.
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale
Before treatment/wait list period, just after treatment, 3 months and 12 months after treatment. Group A also 6 months after treatment.
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
Before treatment/wait list period, just after treatment, 3 months and 12 months after treatment. Group A also 6 months after treatment.
Fear Questionnaire (FQ)
Before treatment/wait list period, just after treatment, 3 months and 12 months after treatment. Group A also 6 months after treatment.
Sheehan Disability Scale
Before treatment/wait list period, just after treatment, 3 months and 12 months after treatment. Group A also 6 months after treatment.
Study Arms (2)
Thought Field Therapy (TFT)
EXPERIMENTALTreatment with TFT, first one hour, then 1/2 hour.
Wait list control
NO INTERVENTIONInterventions
Treatment with TFT twice in one week
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- One or more of the study diagnoses agoraphobia, social phobia and/or PTSD
You may not qualify if:
- Ongoing psychosis
- Ongoing serious drug problems
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Sorlandet Hospital
Arendal, 4809, Norway
Related Publications (1)
Irgens A, Dammen T, Nysaeter TE, Hoffart A. Thought Field Therapy (TFT) as a treatment for anxiety symptoms: a randomized controlled trial. Explore (NY). 2012 Nov-Dec;8(6):331-8. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2012.08.002.
PMID: 23141789DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Audun C Irgens, MD
Sorlandet Hospital HF
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER GOV
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 12, 2005
First Posted
September 20, 2005
Study Start
May 1, 2002
Primary Completion
August 1, 2003
Study Completion
August 1, 2003
Last Updated
July 28, 2011
Record last verified: 2005-09