The perception of emotions in individuals with medically unexplained somatic symptoms
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Medically Unexplained Somatic Symptoms10077546
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON47556
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit van Tilburg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Individuals with MUSS: participants (age 18 -70 years) should suffer from
chronic MUSS (e.g. chronic somatic unexplained headaches, chronic fatigue
syndrome, unexplained dizziness, whiplash-related complaints, fibromyalgia and
irritable bowel syndrome)
Control group: men and women, age 18 - 70 years
Exclusion Criteria
Individuals with MUSS: MUSS only present for a short period of time, other
psychiatric disorders, age younger than 18, insufficient mastery of the Dutch
language, and addiction or substance abuse., Control group: somatic symptoms or
individuals with chronic pain, psychiatric disorders, age younger than 18,
insufficient mastery of the Dutch language, and addiction or substance abuse.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Emotion recognition: we expect that MUSS patients show impairments in emotion<br /><br>recognition, as measures with the Reading the Mind in the Eyes test. We<br /><br>hypothesize that MUSS patients have lower RMET scores compared to control<br /><br>individuals.<br /><br><br /><br>Crying behaviour: We expect that MUSS patients cry less often than control<br /><br>individuals<br /><br><br /><br>Perception of crying: we expect that MUSS patients show less empathic responses<br /><br>to crying compared to control individuals </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>We expect that effects of group (patient, control) are moderated by childhood<br /><br>abuse and insecure attachment. We expect to find stronger impairments in<br /><br>emotion recognition/crying behaviour/crying perception in MUSS patients who<br /><br>report severe experiences of abuse compared to MUSS patients without<br /><br>experiences of childhood abuse. </p><br>