Emotional Lived in Patients Suffering From Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures : Study by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

NCT ID: NCT02976545

Last Updated: 2024-03-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

68 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-10-03

Study Completion Date

2022-09-30

Brief Summary

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Currently, hypothetical models of understanding Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures (PNES) involve emotional dysregulation.

The hypothesis of a disorder of emotional experience is mainly based on behavioral data and disturbance of autonomic responses in response to images in emotional content (Mignot et al 2015, in submission; Bakvis et al 2013). Various imaging studies have identified brain structures belonging to the limbic system in particular that seem functionally impaired in this population. These functional connectivity abnormalities are correlated with dissociation scores in PNES patients (Van der Kruijs et al 2012 and 2014).

Investigators propose to specifically study the brain activity of PNES patients during tasks emotional content to identify the mechanisms involved in this emotional dysregulation. This work is essential to understanding the mechanisms and the development of new therapeutic strategies

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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PNES

Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures subjects

Group Type OTHER

fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

Intervention Type DEVICE

fMRI examination

psychiatric evaluation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

psychiatric evaluation

PTSD

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Group Type OTHER

fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

Intervention Type DEVICE

fMRI examination

psychiatric evaluation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

psychiatric evaluation

Healthy controls

Healthy controls

Group Type OTHER

fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

Intervention Type DEVICE

fMRI examination

psychiatric evaluation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

psychiatric evaluation

Interventions

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fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

fMRI examination

Intervention Type DEVICE

psychiatric evaluation

psychiatric evaluation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Female,
* Right-handed
* Affiliation to the French social security system,
* Informed signing of the study consent.


* PNES diagnosed by a neurologist specialized in epilepsy, based on clinical symptoms analysis and video-EEG recording,
* Absence of concomitant epilepsy.

Exclusion Criteria

common criteria for all groups:

* Neurological history or comorbidity (epilepsy included),
* Current neurological treatment,
* Posology change or introduction of psychoactive treatment dating back to less than a month,
* Psychotic comorbidity (schizophrenia),
* Addiction history apart for smoking,
* History of head trauma,
* Mental retardation,
* Being the subject of articles L.1121-5 to L.1121-8 and L1122-1-2 of the French Code of Public Health (i.e. being a not responsible adult),
* Lack of French language proficiency or inability to understand instructions,
* Uncorrected visual impairment,
* Any contraindication to MRI (pacemaker, ferromagnetic foreign body, claustrophobia, etc.).



* Diagnosis of PTSD challenged or denied by the patient, current or history of functional neurological symptom disorder,
* History of PNES (conversion disorder).


* History of PTSD,
* History of PNES (conversion disorder).
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Central Hospital, Nancy, France

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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M.D. Coraline HINGRAY

Doctor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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CHRU de Nancy

Nancy, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Fauve P, Tyvaert L, Husson C, Hologne E, Gao X, Maillard L, Schwan R, Banasiak C, El-Hage W, Hossu G, Hingray C. Functional MRI-based study of emotional experience in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: Protocol for an observational case-control study-EMOCRISES study. PLoS One. 2022 Jan 7;17(1):e0262216. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262216. eCollection 2022.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34995332 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2016-A01295-46

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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