A primary care Symptoms Clinic for patients with medically unexplained symptoms: pilot randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To conduct a pilot trial of a primary care Symptoms Clinic for patients with medically unexplained symptoms and evaluate recruitment and retention, and acceptability of the intervention and to estimate potential treatment effects for a full trial.

Trial design

Randomised parallel group pilot trial.

Setting

Primary care in one locality.

Participants

Primary care database and postal questionnaire were used to identify patients with multiple specialist referrals and multiple physical symptoms unlikely to be explained by disease.

Interventions

General practitioner (GP) with special interest 'Symptoms Clinic' + usual care versus usual care alone. The Symptoms Clinic comprised one long (1 h) and three short (20 min) appointments.

Outcomes

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SUBMITTER: Burton C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3330253 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature