Investigation of Neurophysiological Markers, Possibly Specific of Two Subforms of Psychotic Disorders

NCT ID: NCT03649581

Last Updated: 2025-08-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

84 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-02-28

Study Completion Date

2027-02-02

Brief Summary

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The current diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders are relatively broad and lack precision. Therefore, distinct diseases may be grouped together under the same diagnostic category, although these diseases may differ according to their clinical expression, prognosis and perhaps their physiopathological causes.

We think that identifying subforms of psychotic disorders that are more homogeneous will better enable to understand their respective physiopathological causes and find personalized treatments.

This study will compare two subforms of psychotic disorders that have been clinically distinguished in the 1970s. These phenotypes have however not been validated yet using scientific investigations.

Using clinical assessments, cognitive evaluations and neurophysiological measures (fMRI) investigating the domains of affect and psychomotoricity , we expect that these two subforms will differ on their clinical, cognitive and neurophysiological characteristics, namely: hebephrenia will be associated with deficits on the affect markers , and respect psychomotoricity (catatonia scales, tests assessing movement planification) whereas the opposite pattern will be observed for periodic catatonia.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Schizophrenia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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patient with schizophrenia and periodic catatonia

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

compare the two groups of schizophrenic patients

Intervention Type OTHER

Compare two groups of markers relating respectively to psychomotricity and affectivity in two subforms of schizophrenia: periodic catatonia and hebephrenia in order to highlight a possible double dissociation:

1. abnormalities of markers related to affectivity in Hebephrenia (with preservation of these markers in periodic catatonia),
2. abnormalities of markers related to psychomotricity in periodic catatonia (with markers of these tests in Hebephrenia).

compare the two groups of schizophrenic patients versus volunteers

Intervention Type OTHER

compare the results of the schizophrenic patient group with healthy volunteers

patient with schizophrenia and hebephrenia

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

compare the two groups of schizophrenic patients

Intervention Type OTHER

Compare two groups of markers relating respectively to psychomotricity and affectivity in two subforms of schizophrenia: periodic catatonia and hebephrenia in order to highlight a possible double dissociation:

1. abnormalities of markers related to affectivity in Hebephrenia (with preservation of these markers in periodic catatonia),
2. abnormalities of markers related to psychomotricity in periodic catatonia (with markers of these tests in Hebephrenia).

compare the two groups of schizophrenic patients versus volunteers

Intervention Type OTHER

compare the results of the schizophrenic patient group with healthy volunteers

healthy volunteers

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

compare the two groups of schizophrenic patients

Intervention Type OTHER

Compare two groups of markers relating respectively to psychomotricity and affectivity in two subforms of schizophrenia: periodic catatonia and hebephrenia in order to highlight a possible double dissociation:

1. abnormalities of markers related to affectivity in Hebephrenia (with preservation of these markers in periodic catatonia),
2. abnormalities of markers related to psychomotricity in periodic catatonia (with markers of these tests in Hebephrenia).

compare the two groups of schizophrenic patients versus volunteers

Intervention Type OTHER

compare the results of the schizophrenic patient group with healthy volunteers

Interventions

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compare the two groups of schizophrenic patients

Compare two groups of markers relating respectively to psychomotricity and affectivity in two subforms of schizophrenia: periodic catatonia and hebephrenia in order to highlight a possible double dissociation:

1. abnormalities of markers related to affectivity in Hebephrenia (with preservation of these markers in periodic catatonia),
2. abnormalities of markers related to psychomotricity in periodic catatonia (with markers of these tests in Hebephrenia).

Intervention Type OTHER

compare the two groups of schizophrenic patients versus volunteers

compare the results of the schizophrenic patient group with healthy volunteers

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* for both patients and controls
* male or female willing to participate and who have signed up the legal document
* under the protection of health insurance for patients only
* schizophrenia or schizo-affective disorder according to the DSM-5 criteria
* periodic catatonia or hebephrenia accordin to WKL classification
* clinically stable for at least 2 months
* in or out patients for controls only
* no psychiatric history

Exclusion Criteria

* for both patients and controls
* current severe or unstable somatic illness
* neurological history (epilepsia, brain injury, brain surgery…)
* current substance use disorder (DSM-5)
* current major depressive disorder (DSM-5)
* mental retardation (IQ \< 70)
* pregnancy, breast feeding
* current legal control
* contra-indication for fMRI for controls only psychotropic intake during the last 3 weeks
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Service de Psychiatrie I, Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

Strasbourg, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Fabrice BERNA, MD

Role: CONTACT

03 88 11 64 62

Facility Contacts

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Fabrice BERNA, MD

Role: primary

33388116462

Other Identifiers

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7058

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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