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Dissociation and self-perception in trauma-related disorders

Dissociation and self-perception in trauma-related disorders - DUST

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00029404
Enrollment
82
Registered
2022-09-22
Start date
2022-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

F44.7 F43.1 F60.3

Interventions

Group 1: Baseline (neutral audiotape) 10 min
SUD, RSDI-SSD, saliva and blood samples (8 am)
Baseline (neutral audiotape) 10 min
facial mirror-confrontation 2 min
SUD, RSDI-SSD, saliva and blood samples
30 min later SUD, RSDI-SSD, saliva
60 min later SUD, RSDI-SSD, saliva, blood
discussion with qualitative interview (approx 30 min)
8 am following day: saliva sample

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Psychosomatische und Psychotherapeutische Abteilung
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Presence of PTSD or cPTSD and/or complex dissociative disorder and/or Borderline Personality Disorder

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: severe somatic or neurological disease, current severe depressive episode, current psychotic disorder, current substance abuse (abstinence since 3 months), intakte of betablockers, benzodiazepines or antiarrhythmic agents (because of psychophysiological measurements)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Self-reported stress/acute dissociation: Subjective Units of Disturbance (SUD-self-report scale, range 0-10)/Responses to Script-Driven Imagery Scale, subscale dissociation (RSDI-SSD questionnaire), each directly before and after facial mirror-confrontation and one hour after mirror-confrontation

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
logarithmus naturalis des Root Mean Square of Successive Differences (lnRMSSD); Pre-Ejection Period (PEP); Cortisol, DHEA, a-Amylase, Oxytocin, Prolactin, IL-1ß, IL-6, IFN-y,TNF-a; psychometric data; qualitative data from interview

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactEva Schäflein

Universitätsklinikum ErlangenAbteilung für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie

eva.schaeflein@uk-erlangen.de004991318534899

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026