A real-time fMRI neurofeedback investigation on resilience in Arab refugees and migrants
- Conditions
- Transdiagnostic approach with a focus on trauma
- Registration Number
- DRKS00024737
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 105
People who have sought refuge in another country/migrants from a region with Arabic language/culture.
- Experience of trauma due to conflict in country of origin, persecution, experiences on the escape route, belonging to a minority, discrimination, or oppression.
- Age: 18 - 75 years
- Written consent for the participation in the study.
Exclusion criteria for all conditions:
- People with acute suicidality
- People with an acute psychotic episode
- People, who are not able to consent and/or are not capable of understanding the nature, meaning, and scope of the research project, and can not give their written consent.
- Exclusion criteria for the participation in the MRI measurement with neurofeedback:
- People with MRI-contraindications
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Claustrophobia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in resilience as measured by the 3x2 interaction in the repeated measure ANOVA with the factors ‘Group’ (neurofeedback experimental condition, neurofeedback control condition, cognitive training) and ‘Time’ (baseline, 4 weeks follow-up), as measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Effects of intervention on the aforementioned psychometric measures<br>2) Association between successful neural regulation and changes in psychometric measures<br>3) Effects of intervention on transient changes in resting state connectivity<br>4) Effects of intervention on local brain activity