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Role of Self-focused Attention in Depression

Role of Self-focused Attention in Depression

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05464550
Acronym
RFASD
Enrollment
30
Registered
2022-07-19
Start date
2021-12-08
Completion date
2022-06-16
Last updated
2026-09-09

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

Conditions

Depression

Brief summary

Using a task measuring the tracking of eye movements, the aim of this study is to demonstrate that individuals suffering from depression focus their attention more on their reflection in the screen after recalling a failure (and this all the more so as their depressive symptomatology is strong) .

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEye tracker

Eye movements on a screen are captured with an eye tracker during a repeated measures before/after a directed autobiographical recall.

Sponsors

Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* patients with depressive disorders according to the Diagnostic and statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) criteria * Men or women, aged 18 to 60 * patients without mental impairment * patients without neurological impairment (epilepsy, encephalopathy, head trauma) * patients with a sufficient command of French * free patients, without guardianship or curators or subordination * patients benefiting from coverage by a social security scheme or benefiting from it through a third party in accordance with the French law on biomedical research * obtaining oral non-objection by the patient after clear and honest information about the study * Patient with normal or corrected vision without rigid contact lenses

Exclusion criteria

* patients with an intelligence quotient \< 70 * patients aged \< 18 years or \> 60 years * patients with mental impairment * patients with neurological impairment (epilepsy, encephalopathy, head trauma) * patients who do not speak French well enough * patients hospitalized under duress * patients without social security * Patient wearing rigid contact lenses

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of timethrough study completion, an average of 10 months.Average percentage of time spent on the area of a reflective black computer screen after and before remembering a failure. The area of interest encompasses the reflection of the patient's face, without his attention being explicitly drawn to this area.

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 10, 2026