F44.7 F43.1
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: female patients diagnosed with dissociative disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder
participation in a 30-minute measurement session twice according to a predefined protocol, one time with the intervention (nest position), one time without (neutral supine position)
Group 2: healthy w
participation in a 30-minute measurement session twice according to a predefined protocol, one time with the intervention (nest position), one time without (neutral supine position)
Sponsors
Klinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Klinikum Rechts der Isar München
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - arm 1: females, diagnosed with dissociative disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder - arm 2: healthy females without current or previous mental illness
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - arm 1: severe physical illness, psychotic disorder, substance abuse disorder, use of benzodiazepine, beta-blockers and antiarrhythmic drugs - arm 2: see arm 1 + previous or current mental illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| subjective experience of stress (measured by Subjective Units of Distress [SUD] through questionnaire at the end of each measurement phase); psychophysiological experience of stress/parasympathetic drive (continuously measured by root mean square of successive differences [RMSSD] through impedance cardiography) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| subjective experience of comfort (measured by Subjective Units of Comfort [SUC] through questionnaire at the end of each measurement phase); psychophysiological experience of stress/sympathetic drive (continuously measured by inter-beat interval [IBI] and pre-ejection period [PEP] through electro- and impedance cardiography) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactEva Schäflein
Psychosomatische und Psychotherapeutische Abteilung, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
Outcome results
None listed