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Diving for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Ptsd
Interventions
Behavioral: sport practice
Registration Number
NCT03332290
Lead Sponsor
Marion Trousselard
Brief Summary

within the components of Scuba diving there are similarities with meditation and mindfulness techniques. PTSD and emotion dysregulation are known to be involved by meditation training This study evaluates the benefits of scuba diving on quality of life and mindful functioning comparing the benefits of diving training using a clinical trial protocol

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
36
Inclusion Criteria
  • ptsd
Exclusion Criteria
  • mindfulness practice

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
sport trainingsport practicetraining course lasting 10 days. It included 10 days of multisports practice once (2h) per day.
divingsport practicediving course lasting 10 days. It included 10 days of diving once (2h) per day. Diving will be carried out using air at a maximum depth of 30-meters
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
quality of life (Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF))changes from baseline (after the course minus baseline), (1month after the course minus baseline) and (3months after the course minus baseline)

four times (baseline, after the course, 1month after the course and 3months after the course)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
post-traumatic checklist scale; a 20-item self-report scale assessing the 20 DSM-5 symptoms of PTSD with a symptom severity from 0 to 80 and a cut-point score of 33.changes from baseline (after the course minus baseline), (1month after the course minus baseline) and (3months after the course minus baseline

four times (baseline, after the course, 1month after the course and 3months after the course)

heart rate variability on morningchanges from baseline (after the course minus baseline), (1month after the course minus baseline) and (3months after the course minus baseline

four times (baseline, after the course, one month after the course and 3 months after the course)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Marion Trousselard

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Brétigny-sur-Orge, Not In US/Canada, France

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