New Mind-Body therapy aims to ease unexplained physical symptoms
NCT ID NCT05792930
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new therapy that combines cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with biofeedback to help people with somatic symptom disorder—a condition where physical distress has no clear medical cause. Sixty adults will receive eight sessions over three months or be placed on a waiting list. The goal is to see if the therapy reduces physical symptoms and health anxiety.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cognitive-behavioral therapy and biofeedback therapy
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new, non-drug treatment option to reduce physical discomfort and worry about health for people with somatic symptom disorder.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The therapy requires multiple sessions and may not work for all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient with somatic symptom disorder (confirmed by psychiatrists) Exclusion Criteria: * The age is younger than 20 or older than 70 years * Having psychotic symptoms or cognitive impairment * Having a potentially lethal illness * Cannot read the questionnaires by oneself
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch
RECRUITINGYunlin, 640, Taiwan
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