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ArticleBMJ open2018

Efficacy of a guided internet-based intervention (iSOMA) for somatic symptoms and related distress in university students: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

Severin Hennemann, Katja Böhme, Harald Baumeister, Eileen Bendig, Maria Kleinstäuber, David Daniel Ebert, Michael Witthöft

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Article in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Severin HennemannDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Experimental Psychopathology, Institute of Psychology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8780-9985
Katja BöhmeDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Experimental Psychopathology, Institute of Psychology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Harald BaumeisterDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
Eileen BendigDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology and Education, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.
Maria KleinstäuberDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
David Daniel EbertDepartment of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6820-0146
Michael WitthöftDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Experimental Psychopathology, Institute of Psychology, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz · DEUniversität Ulm · DEFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DEUniversity of Auckland · NZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPersistent and distressing somatic symptoms are common in younger age cohorts such as university students. However, the majority does not receive adequate psychosocial care. Internet-based and mobile-based interventions may represent low threshold and effective extensions to reduce somatic and associated mental symptom severity. The planned study aims to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of an internet-based intervention in reducing somatic and psychological symptoms in an international population of university students with somatic symptom burden. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This parallel two-armed randomised controlled trial evaluates an 8-week guided intervention, including web-based consecutive modules based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) principles against a waitlist control group. Guidance will be provided by trained psychologists with weekly written supportive feedback. As part of the 'Studicare' project, the present study aims to recruit n=154 university students indicating somatic symptom burden at baseline in German-speaking universities. Self-report assessments will take place at baseline and after intervention completion (8, 16 weeks after randomisation). The primary outcome will be the severity of somatic symptoms and associated mental distress. Secondary outcomes include depression, (health) anxiety, disability, intervention satisfaction and adherence. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethics approval has been granted. Results from this study will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: DRKS00014375; Pre-results.

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InternetCognitive Behavioral TherapyGermanyHumansQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSelf ReportSomatoform DisordersStress, PsychologicalStudentsTreatment OutcomeUniversitiesinternet interventionmedically unexplained symptomsrandomized controlled trialsomatoform syndromesuniversity students

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PMCPMC6318514
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