Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
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).
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.
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thought Field Therapy (TFT) | Experimental | Treatment with TFT, first one hour, then 1/2 hour. |
|
| Wait list control | No Intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thought Field Therapy (TFT) | Behavioral | Treatment with TFT twice in one week |
|
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Not provided
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Audun C Irgens, MD | Sorlandet Hospital HF | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorlandet Hospital | Arendal | 4809 | Norway |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23141789 | Derived | 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. |
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000379 | Agoraphobia |
| D000072861 | Phobia, Social |
| D013313 | Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic |
| D001008 | Anxiety Disorders |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010698 | Phobic Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D040921 | Stress Disorders, Traumatic |
| D000068099 | Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders |
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| 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. |