Feasibility and Pilot Testing of Group-based ACT for Adolescents With Functional Somatic Syndromes (AHEAD)

University of Aarhus

Status

Completed

Conditions

Functional Disorder

Treatments

Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04464447

AHEAD pilot

Details and patient eligibility

About

Recurrent and impairing functional somatic syndromes (FSS) are common in adolescents. Despite a high need for care, empirically supported treatments are lacking for youth. The aim of the uncontrolled was to assess feasibility and treatment potential of group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in a generic treatment approach for adolescents with multiple FSS i.e. "ACT for Health in Adolescents" (AHEAD).

Enrollment

21 patients

Sex

All

Ages

15 to 19 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Bodily Distress Syndrome, multi-organ type of at least 12 months' duration
Raised since early childhood in Denmark or born by Danish parents
Understand, speak and read Danish
Moderate or severe impairment

Exclusion criteria

Acute psychiatric disorder demanding other treatment, or if the patient is suicidal.
A lifetime diagnosis of psychosis, mania or depression with psychotic symptoms (ICD-10: F20-29, F30-31, F32.2, F33.3), serious cognitive deficits or developmental disorders such as mental retardation and autism (ICD-10: F70, F84)
Substance abuse of e.g. narcotics, alcohol or medication.
Pregnancy at time of inclusion
Not able to participate in group-based treatment, e.g. patients with severe ADHD (ICD-10: F90), severe social phobia (ICD-10: F40.1) or conduct disorder (ICD-10: F91)