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- Clinical Trial NCT04212247
Trial on Outpatients With Systemic Sclerosis Treated With Well-Being Therapy or With a Control Therapy
November 28, 2023 updated by: Fiammetta Cosci, University of Florence
Randomized Controlled Trial for Testing the Efficacy of Well-Being Therapy in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare and potentially life-threatening autoimmune disorder with a significant impact on health and quality of life.
The non-pharmacological interventions address to psychological sequalae currently available are limited and have poor efficacy.
Well-Being Therapy (WBT) is a brief psychotherapy which has shown efficacy in decreasing the relapse rates of depression in adults, in generalized anxiety disorder and in cyclothymia.
WBT has never been tested in SSc and it might represent a useful complementary therapeutic option to improve SSc patients' well-being.
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the psychological status of the SSc patients and to test the efficacy of WBT in a sample of SSc patients if compared to a control condition.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare, multisystem, chronic autoimmune connective tissue disease characterized by fibrosis of the skin and internal organs, skin thickening, and decreased organ functioning leading to dermatologic, vascular, pulmonary, cardiac, gastrointestinal, neurological, musculoskeletal, and renal complications.
SSc patients often suffer from psychological impairments, such as depression, anxiety about disease progression, body image dissatisfaction and low self-esteem.
The non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of the psychological sequelae of systemic sclerosis currently available are limited and have shown poor efficacy.
Well-Being Therapy (WBT) is a brief psychotherapy which has been manualized in 2016 and has shown efficacy in randomized clinical trials.
It showed to be effective in decreasing the relapse rates of depression in adults, it showed to be effective in generalized anxiety disorder and in cyclothymia.
No psychological treatment aimed at empowering the level of psychological well-being rather than at working on distress in SSc patients have been implemented although it was shown that such kind of interventions directly increase the level of psychological well-being and indirectly decrease the level of psychological distress (i.e., anxious and depressive symptoms) in subjects affected by chronic diseases.
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the psychological status of SSc patients with specific attention to suffering and mental pain, and to test the efficacy of WBT in SSc subjects if compared to a control condition.
Thus, sixty outpatients with a diagnosis of SSc will be enrolled and will receive WBT or the control condition.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
60
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Contact
- Name: Fiammetta COSCI, MD, PhD
- Phone Number: 0039 0552755066
- Email: fiammetta.cosci@unifi.it
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Serena Guiducci, MD, Phd
- Phone Number: 0039 3338144777
- Email: serenaguiducciphd@gmail.com
Study Locations
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Florence, Italy, 50135
- Rheumtoi Unit, Academic Hospital Careggi
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Florence, Italy
- Fiammetta Cosci
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
16 years to 73 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- able and interested in participating to the research, as proved by signed Informed consent;
- a diagnosis of SSc (limited or diffuse) according to LeRoy et al. (1998);
- age higher than 18 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- co-occurrence of psychiatric disorder(s) according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders, 5th edition (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) as diagnosed via the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview;
- currently under psychotherapy;
- change of the pharmacological treatment (including psychotropic medications) during the last three months.
- any other condition that, according to the Investigators' opinion, may alter the ability of the patient to follow study procedures.
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Well-being therapy
WBT will be used as the only non-pharmacological therapeutic strategy and 8 sessions will be delivered every other week with a duration of 60 minutes each.
The manualized WBT will be used (Fava, 2016).
Thus, the initial phase will be concerned with self-observation of psychological well-being.
Once the instances of well-being will be properly recognized, the patient will be encouraged to identify thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors leading to premature interruption of well-being (intermediate phase).
The final part will involve cognitive restructuring of dysfunctional dimensions of psychological well-being and meeting the challenge that optimal experiences may entail.
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Well-Being Therapy (WBT) is a short-term psychotherapeutic strategy, that emphasizes self-observation with the use of a structured diary, interaction between patients and therapists and homework.
WBT was based on the model of psychological well-being that was originally developed by Jahoda in 1958 and further refined by Ryff in 2014.
The standard number of sessions is 8.
The initial phase is concerned with self-observation of psychological well-being.
Then, the patient is encouraged to identify thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors leading to premature interruption of wellbeing.
The final part involves cognitive restructuring of dysfunctional dimensions of psychological well-being and meeting the challenge that optimal experiences may entail.
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Placebo Comparator: Control condition
The control condition will include 8 every other week sessions based on Lifestyle and well-being National Institute for health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines (https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/lifestyle-andwellbeing) and on World Health Organization 12 steps to healthy eating (http://www.euro.who.int/en/
health-topics/disease-prevention/nutrition/a-healthylifestyle).
These sessions will inform participants about well-being and lifestyles which can influence it.
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The control condition will include 8 sessions that will inform participants about well-being and lifestyles which can influence it.
They will be articulated as follows.
Session 1: illustrating the concept of lifestyle and well-being.
Session 2 and session 3: illustrating healthy eating and steps to healthy eating.
Session 4: illustrating physical exercise and how it promotes health.
Session 5: illustrating smoking and tobacco and how they can damage health.
Session 6: illustrating alcohol and how it can damage health.
Session 7: illustrating drug misuse and how it can damage health.
Session 8: illustrating sexual health.
No access to specific WBT ingredients will be allowed.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Disability due to systemic sclerosis
Time Frame: change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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The primary outcome will be the level of disability due to systemic sclerosis, assessed via the Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (minimum: 0, maximum: 40, the highest the score the highest the level of disability).
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change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Psychiatric status
Time Frame: change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Psychiatric status assessed via the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (no score applicable)
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change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Psychosomatic status
Time Frame: change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research-Revised Semi-Structured Interview (no score applicable)
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change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Well-being
Time Frame: change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (min: 0, max: 25, the highest score corresponds to the lowest level of well-being)
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change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Psychological well-being
Time Frame: change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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the Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire (min: 0, max: 504, the highest score corresponds to the highest level of psychological well-being)
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change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Euthymia
Time Frame: change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Euthymia Scale (min: 0, max: 60, the highest score corresponds to highest level of euthymia)
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change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Suffering
Time Frame: change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self-Measure (min: 0, max: 30, the highest score corresponds to the lowest level of suffering)
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change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Psychological distress
Time Frame: change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Symptom Questionnaire (min: 0, max: 92, the highest score corresponds to the highest level of psychological distress)
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change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Pain in the body
Time Frame: change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Brief Pain Inventory (min: 0, max: 70, the highest score corresponds to highest level of pain)
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change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Mental pain
Time Frame: change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Mental Pain Questionnaire (min: 0, max: 20, the highest score corresponds to the highest level of mental pain)
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change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Psychiatric symptoms
Time Frame: change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (min: 0, max: 320, the highest score corresponds to the highest level of symptoms severity)
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change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Harmony
Time Frame: change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Visual analouge scale (min: 0, max: 100, the highest score corresponds to the highest level of harmony)
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change from baseline to 6-month follow up
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
June 1, 2020
Primary Completion (Actual)
October 31, 2023
Study Completion (Actual)
October 31, 2023
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
December 18, 2019
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
December 24, 2019
First Posted (Actual)
December 26, 2019
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
November 29, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 28, 2023
Last Verified
November 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- WBT in SSc
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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