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UNKNOWN

Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy in Dissociative Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

Espace Hogan

Conditions:

Dissociative Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this observational study is to measure the efficacy of a specific combined treatment (psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy) on patients with dissociative disorders, in terms of patients wi...

Detailed Description

1. INTRODUCTION 1. Background: Dissociative Disorders are frequent, but poorly understood and under-diagnosed \[Foote et al., 2006; Spiegel, 2006\], especially in psychiatric emergency units \[Laz...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Provision of written informed consent
  • DES-score greater than 30 and positive (DSM-IV) criteria for dissociative disorder using SCID for DSM IV
  • Age 18 - 65 years
  • Female patients of childbearing potential must have a negative urinary pregnancy test
  • Able to understand and comply with the requirements of the study
  • Good physical health as determined by medical history and physical examination.

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy/lactation
  • Suicidal behaviour requiring hospitalisation or borderline personality disorder
  • Substance dependence
  • Treatment with psychotropic or cholesterol-lowering medication
  • Known intolerance or lack of response to the medication that will be prescribed in the study.
  • Unstable or inadequately treated medical illness (e.g. angina pectoris, hypertension, congestive heart failure) as judged by the investigator
  • Involvement in the planning and conduct of the study
  • Previous enrolment or randomisation of treatment in the present study.
  • Participation in another drug trial within 4 weeks prior enrolment into this study or longer in accordance with local requirements
  • The cytochrome P450 3A4 inhibitors and inducers
  • A patient with Diabetes Mellitus (DM) fulfilling one of the following criteria:
  • Unstable DM defined as enrollment glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) \>8.5%.
  • Admitted to hospital for treatment of DM or DM related illness in past 12 weeks.
  • Not under physician care for DM
  • Physician responsible for patient's DM care has not indicated that patient's DM is controlled.
  • Physician responsible for patient's DM care has not approved patient's participation in the study
  • Has not been on the same dose of oral hypoglycaemic drug(s) and/or diet for the 4 weeks prior to randomization. For thiazolidinediones (glitazones) this period should not be less than 8 Weeks.
  • Taking insulin whose daily dose on one occasion in the past 4 weeks has been more than 10% above or below their mean dose in the preceding 4 weeks \*Note: If a diabetic patient meets one of these criteria, the patient is to be excluded even if the treating physician believes that the patient is stable and can participate in the study.
  • An absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of greater than 1.5 x 109/L

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2008

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00630981

Start Date

February 1 2008

End Date

July 1 2009

Last Update

April 20 2009

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Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

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