The perception of emotions in individuals with medically unexplained somatic symptoms

The perception of emotions in individuals with medically unexplained somatic symptoms - MUSS and the perception of emotions

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON47556

Enrollment

120

Registered

2016-07-05

Start date

2017-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-23

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Conditions

Medically Unexplained Somatic Symptoms

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Individuals with MUSS: participants (age 18 -70 years) should suffer from chronic MUSS (e.g. chronic somatic unexplained headaches, chronic fatigue syndrome, unexplained dizziness, whiplash-related complaints, fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome) Control group: men and women, age 18 - 70 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Individuals with MUSS: MUSS only present for a short period of time, other psychiatric disorders, age younger than 18, insufficient mastery of the Dutch language, and addiction or substance abuse., Control group: somatic symptoms or individuals with chronic pain, psychiatric disorders, age younger than 18, insufficient mastery of the Dutch language, and addiction or substance abuse.

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
We expect that effects of group (patient, control) are moderated by childhood abuse and insecure attachment. We expect to find stronger impairments in emotion recognition/crying behaviour/crying perception in MUSS patients who report severe experiences of abuse compared to MUSS patients without experiences of childhood abuse.	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Emotion recognition: we expect that MUSS patients show impairments in emotion recognition, as measures with the Reading the Mind in the Eyes test. We hypothesize that MUSS patients have lower RMET scores compared to control individuals. Crying behaviour: We expect that MUSS patients cry less often than control individuals Perception of crying: we expect that MUSS patients show less empathic responses to crying compared to control individuals	—

Measure

Time frame

Emotion recognition: we expect that MUSS patients show impairments in emotion recognition, as measures with the Reading the Mind in the Eyes test. We hypothesize that MUSS patients have lower RMET scores compared to control individuals. Crying behaviour: We expect that MUSS patients cry less often than control individuals Perception of crying: we expect that MUSS patients show less empathic responses to crying compared to control individuals

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results