86
Participants
Start Date
April 25, 2023
Primary Completion Date
October 1, 2025
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2025
Complementary self-help strategies in addition to treatment as usual
The 10-week group program consists of self-help strategies from complementary medicine approaches of TEM (Traditional European Medicine), TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), and TIM (Traditional Indian Medicine) in addition to treatment as usual
Treatment as usual
The active control group consists a 16-week waiting period, where treatment as usual is allowed. In case of acute worsening/progression of the symptoms, consultations with the study physician are offered anytime. After the waiting period, the control group will be offered the same units as in the experimental group.
Center for Integrative Medicine and Planetary Health, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen
Universität Duisburg-Essen
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