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NCT05698251
Reducing Uncertainty Distress in Long Term Health Conditions
Conditions: Rheumatic Diseases
Sex: All
Ages: 18 Years – 65 Years
Phase: NA
Enrollment: 6
Sponsor: Newcastle University
Location: United Kingdom
Summary
The goal of this pilot intervention study is to develop and test a new psychological therapy model in people with long term health conditions (rheumatic conditions) who are experiencing distress (anxiety or low mood) in relation to the uncertainty that their illness causes.The main questions the study aims to answer are:Does the new treatment model help participants reduce uncertainty distress associated with their health condition?Is it a practical treatment that can be ran within a hospital setting?Is the treatment acceptable to participants?Participants will be asked to attend weekly therapy sessions (up to a maximum of 16 sessions) in the hospital or via telehealth.
The sessions will be based on the new treatment model and aimed at helping participants reduce uncertainty where they can and learn to live alongside it where it cannot be reduced.
The hope is that if participants can better manage uncertainty this will reduce the distress (anxiety or low mood) that they feel.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:Diagnosed with Long Term Health Condition (Rheumatic Disease)Minimum of 12 months since diagnosisDifficulties adjusting to long term health conditionWillingness to engage with a psychological treatment to manage distress associated with health conditionFluent English SpeakerExclusion Criteria:Multiple long term health conditionsProgressive health conditionsExperiencing mental health difficulties that might interfere with ability to engage in time limited psychological therapy such as Major Depressive Episode and/or severe and enduring mental health problems, comorbid substance misuse, suicidalityDiagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)Non- English Speaker
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05698251). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.
