Pain processing in PTSD - Investigating neural correlates of dissociative analgesia

Recruiting

• Conditions: Post-traumatic stress disorder; psychological trauma; PTSD; 10013465

• Registration Number: NL-OMON49599
• Lead Sponsor: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

PTSD group
1) Participants must be full of age (18 years or older).
2) Participants must be female.
3) Participants must be capable of giving consent.
4) Participants must have experienced a criterion A traumatic experience.
5) Meet the criteria for a PTSD diagnosis.
6) Must be enrolled in treatment.

Control group
1) Participants must be full of age (18 years or older).
2) Participants must be female.
3) Participants must be capable of giving consent.
4) Participants must have experienced a criterion A traumatic experience.

Exclusion Criteria

Both groups

1) Presence of metallic devices, e.g. metal implants or cardiac pacemaker
2) Meet criteria for pain disorder
3) Meet criteria for bipolar disorder
4) A current diagnosis of a neurological disorder
5) Alcohol or drug abuse in the last 6 months
6) Refusal that general practitioner will be informed when structural brain
abnormalities could be detected during experiment
7) Claustrophobia
8) Pregnancy (or high risk of a potential pregnancy)
9) Current medication intake of medication affecting the pain modulation system.

Additional exclusion criteria for the control group
10) developed PTSD in their lifetime

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified