Table 1

Protocol schedule of procedures for the ACT4FCD study

ScreeningBaseline (T0)2 months (T1)4 months (T2)6 months (T3)
Enrolment
 Consent to contact obtained by clinical staff in DMC, CNC or NPCx
 Informed consentx
 Contacted by RA to arrange screening interviewx
Screening
 Diagnostic criteria for FCDx
 Risk Assessmentx
 Demographicsx
 Comorbiditiesx
 Medicationsx
 PHQ-9x
 GAD-7x
 Randomisation allocationx
InterventionsACT+TAUIntervention completed
Assessments
 AAQ-IIxxxX
 MMQxxxX
 WHODAS 2.0xxxX
 EQ-5F-5LxxxX
 PHQ-9xxxX
 GAD-7xxxX
 AD-SUSxX
 ICECAP-AxxxX
 CGI-IX
 Likert 5-point satisfaction scalex
 AEs/SAEsxxxX
Qualitative interviews
 Informed consent for qualitative interview (select participants)xx
 Qualitative interviews with select sample of participantsxx
  • AAQ-II, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II; ACT4FCD, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Functional Cognitive Disorder; AD-SUS, Adult Service Use Schedule; AEs, adverse events; CNC, cognitive neurology clinic; DMC, diagnostic memory clinic; EQ-5F-5L, EuroQol 5-Dimension-5-Level; GAD-7, Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7; GCI-I, Clinical Global Impression-Improvement; ICECAP-A, ICEpop CAPability measure for Adults; MMQ, Multifactorial Memory Questionnaire; NPC, neuropsychiatry clinic; PHQ-9, 9-question Patient Health Questionnaire; RA, Research Assistant; SAE, serious adverse event; TAU, treatment as usual; WHODAS 2.0, WHO Disability Assessment Schedule.