Passive Thoughts in Functional Movement Disorders

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Functional Movement Disorder
• Interventions: Other: Questionaire

• Registration Number: NCT06439017
• Lead Sponsor: Western University, Canada

Brief Summary

Functional movement disorders (FMD) involve unusual movements or walking difficulties that are not caused by a specific brain or nerve injury. Passive thoughts are those that occur spontaneously, and often repetitively. They are different from active thoughts, which are purposeful and intentional, such as those required for tasks like making a cup of coffee or catching a bus. This concept can be paralleled with body movements. Active movements are voluntary and purposeful, while involuntary movements can be seen as passive, arising spontaneously and not under voluntary control.

The study aims to explore whether individuals with functional movement disorders experience a higher frequency of passive thoughts compared to normal healthy individuals. A structured questionnaire focused on passive thoughts will be administered to patients with functional movement disorders and to healthy controls.

Detailed Description

This study aims to measure passive thoughts and their effects in patients with functional movement disorders, using a questionnaire designed to assess passive thoughts. The study will involve completing an online questionnaire, which will take about 5 minutes to complete. The individual responses will remain anonymous. The link will be emailed to the participants and they will be able to complete the questionnaire from their mobile phone, tablet, or computer. The scores from each question and the overall questionnaire score will be compared between FMD patients and healthy controls.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-05-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-27
• Study First Posted: 2024-06-03
• Status Verified: 2024-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-21
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-24
• Study Start: 2025-03
• Primary Completion: 2027-12
• Study Completion: 2027-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosed with a functional movement disorder by the neurologist.
2. Able to understand and read English.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to understand and read English.
2. Diagnosed with dementia

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cases with functional movement disorders	Questionaire	The cases will complete the Mind Excessively Wandering Scale (MEWS) and World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0), a 36-item self-administered questionnaire. The individual responses will remain anonymous.
Healthy controls	Questionaire	The controls will complete the Mind Excessively Wandering Scale (MEWS). The individual responses will remain anonymous.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Passive thoughts questionnaire	Day 1	The Passive Thoughts Questionnaire assesses the severity of passive thoughts and their impact on daily life.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aditya Murgai; 🇨🇦 London, Ontario, Canada