Clinical Trial: Emotional and Cognitive Self-regulation, an EEG Study

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Effectiveness of Therapeutic Treatment: Hot and Cold Self-regulation in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Dissociative Disorder, and Borderline Personality Disorder

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, dissociative disorders, or borderline personality disorder in naturalistic inpatient and outpatient settings.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Yolanda Schlumpf, PhD

Current Primary Outcome:

  • event-related potential (ERP) [ Time Frame: up to 6 months ]
  • power in specific frequency bands [ Time Frame: up to 6 month ]


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

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


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Clienia Littenheid AG

Dates:
Date Received: May 11, 2015
Date Started: June 2015
Date Completion: December 2017
Last Updated: August 8, 2016
Last Verified: August 2016