Thought Field Therapy and Cognitive Therapy for Agoraphobia
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interventional
72
1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose for this study is to find out if Thought field therapy has the same effect as, or better effect than, Cognitive therapy for Agoraphobia.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Oct 2006
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2006
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 3, 2009
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 7, 2009
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2010
CompletedApril 23, 2014
April 1, 2014
4.1 years
July 3, 2009
April 22, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in agoraphobic situation scores in ADIS.
Immedeately and 12 months after treatment
Secondary Outcomes (10)
Interference score in ADIS
Immediately and 12 months after treatment
Mobility Inventory
Immediately and 12 months after treatment
Agoraphobic Cognitions Questionnaire
Immediately and 12 months after treatment
Body Sensations Questionnaire
Immediately and 12 months after treatment
BDI
Immediately and 12 months after treatment
- +5 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (3)
Thought field therapy
EXPERIMENTAL24 randomly selected patients will be treated with 5 sessions of standard Thought field therapy.
Cognitive therapy
ACTIVE COMPARATORTreatment with Cognitive therapy, 12 sessions with manualized therapy according to David Clark's model.
Wait list
OTHER24 patients will be randomly selected to 3 months on a wait list, thereafter randomly selected to either Cognitive therapy or Thought field therapy.
Interventions
5 sessions with Thought field therapy
3 months waiting, then randomized to either thought field therapy or cognitive therapy
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients ages 18 years or older,
- Patients with agoraphobia,
- Patients with a score on Mobility Inventory "Alone" of 2.5 or more,
- Patients who give a written consent to participate.
You may not qualify if:
- Psychosis (past or present),
- Drug abuse or dependency,
- Moderate or high score on suicidal behaviour on the M.I.N.I.,
- Patients who have another illness (other than panic disorder or agoraphobia) and are in need of immediate treatment.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Sorlandet Hospital
Arendal, 4809, Norway
Related Publications (1)
Irgens AC, Hoffart A, Nysaeter TE, Haaland VO, Borge FM, Pripp AH, Martinsen EW, Dammen T. Thought Field Therapy Compared to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Wait-List for Agoraphobia: A Randomized, Controlled Study with a 12-Month Follow-up. Front Psychol. 2017 Jun 20;8:1027. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01027. eCollection 2017.
PMID: 28676782DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Audun C Irgens, MD
Sorlandet Hospital HF, Norway
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER GOV
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 3, 2009
First Posted
July 7, 2009
Study Start
October 1, 2006
Primary Completion
November 1, 2010
Study Completion
November 1, 2010
Last Updated
April 23, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-04