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Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Training in Psychogenic Disorders

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Psychogenic Dystonia
Interventions
Other: psychoeducation session
Other: Heart rate variability biofeedback training (Symbiocenter)
Registration Number
NCT04777825
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Montpellier
Brief Summary

To study whether Heart Rate Variability (HRV) biofeedback training can improve abnormal head posture and painful symptomatology in patients with "cervical dystonia" not selected for DBS after extensive screening in a specialized unit but diagnosed " dysfunctional ".

Patients of the respiratory coherence group will receive HRV biofeedback training for 12 sessions during a 6 months-period. The hypothesis is that this kind of physiological noninvasive therapy increasing coherence respiratory, will reduce pain and patient's complain about their psychogenic abnormal head posture. Improvement of anxiety, depression and quality of life are expected.

Detailed Description

Patients presenting with an isolated abnormal head posture, first diagnosed as cervical dystonia, demonstrated in fact, after neurological screening, to be of psychogenic origine. These patients are not candidate for functional surgery and, furthermore, usually refuse psychotherapy leading them to medical nomadism. This study proposes to evaluate the efficacy of an innovative intervention program based on Heart Rate Variability (HRV) biofeedback that promotes self-regulatory skills in dysfunctional movement disorders (DMD) patients in order to improve their condition and symptomatology.

Heart rate is under the control of efferent sympathetic and vagal activities directed to the sinus node, which are modulated by central brain stem (vasomotor and respiratory centers) and peripheral oscillators (oscillation in arterial pressure and respiratory movements). Spectral analysis of HRV is a reliable quantitative method for analyzing the modulatory effects of neural mechanisms on the sinus node. Several biofeedback protocols and assistive electronic technologies, such as proposed by SymbioCenter©, exist to enhance increase HRV and synchronize respiration with the heart rhythm. HRV biofeedback training appears to be an opportunity in the patient's management in order of preventing medical overconsuming. It is offering a safe and non-pharmacological alternative approach managed by a multidisciplinary team in a functional neurosurgery unit. It is expected that developing respiratory coherence in these patients will improve their painful symptomatology.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
controlpsychoeducation sessionDuring the inclusion visit, all patients will benefit from a psychoeducation session supervised by the psychologist.
HRV biofeedback trainingHeart rate variability biofeedback training (Symbiocenter)During the inclusion visit, all patients will benefit from a psychoeducation session supervised by the psychologist. This group of patients will also benefit from the HRV biofeedback training.
HRV biofeedback trainingpsychoeducation sessionDuring the inclusion visit, all patients will benefit from a psychoeducation session supervised by the psychologist. This group of patients will also benefit from the HRV biofeedback training.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Variability of the cervical dystonia at 6 months6 months

Measured by the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) scale. The total score is 0 (better outcome) to 85 (worse outcome)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of life assessment in cervical dystonia at 3 months3 months

Measured by the Craniocervical Dystonia Questionnaire (CDQ24) scale

Quality of life assessment at 3 months3 months

Measured by SF-36 scale

Quality of life assessment at 6 months6 months

Measured by SF-36 scale

Assessment of the severity of depression at 3 month3 months

Measured by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) scale

Assessment of the anxiety at 3 month3 months

Measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI A \& B) scale

satisfaction with the care6 months

satisfaction's VAS

Variability of the cervical dystonia at 3 months3 months

Measured by the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) scale. The total score is 0 (better outcome) to 85 (worse outcome)

Assessment of the severity of depression at 6 month6 months

Measured by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) scale

medical nomadism index6 months

The index of "presumed nomadism" is the difference between the number of different doctors consulted and the number of different specialties of these same doctors. Any patient whose index is ≥ 3 over a period of 6 months is presumed nomadic.

Assessment of the anxiety at 6 month6 months

Measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI A \& B) scale

Quality of life assessment in cervical dystonia at 6 months6 months

Measured by the Craniocervical Dystonia Questionnaire (CDQ24) scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Montpellier University Hospital

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Montpellier, France

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