Emotional and Cognitive Self-regulation, an EEG Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (cPTSD); Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (DDNOS); Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
• Interventions: Other: therapeutic treatment (inpatient and outpatient setting)

• Registration Number: NCT02459340
• Lead Sponsor: Yolanda Schlumpf, PhD

Brief Summary

The main goal of the proposed project is to assess treatment-induced changes of electrophysiological and psychophysiological correlates of the capacity to regulate emotion, executive functions, and clinical measures in individuals with complex posttraumatic stress disorder and dissociative disorders in a naturalistic inpatient setting.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-05-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-05-28
• Study Start: 2015-06
• Study First Posted: 2015-06-02
• Primary Completion: 2017-06
• Study Completion: 2017-06
• Status Verified: 2020-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-01-21
• Last Update Posted: 2020-01-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

-ability to undergo EEG measurement/psychophysiological measurement

Exclusion Criteria

• regular substance use
• acute suicidality
• comorbid psychosis

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
patient group	therapeutic treatment (inpatient and outpatient setting)	Inpatient setting (cPTSD, DDNOS, DIS): Trauma-adapted psychotherapy (individual and group setting), body-related, cognitive stabilization groups, pharmacotherapy, and other non-verbal treatment modalities (e.g. music, art, and occupational therapy)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
event-related potential (ERP)	up to 6 months
power in specific frequency bands	up to 6 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
heart rate	up to 6 months
electrodermal activity	up to 6 months
executive function	up to 6 months	working memory, Schuhfried test battery
measurement of psychological symptoms	up to 6 month	questionnaire, Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)
assessment of emotion regulation and dysregulation	up to 6 month	questionnaire, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Privat Clinic Clienia Littenheid; 🇨🇭 Littenheid, Thurgau, Switzerland