Status:
COMPLETED
Affective Touch, Hedonia and Suicidal Behavior
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Montpellier
Conditions:
Major Depressive Episode
Suicidal and Self-injurious Behavior
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Several elements suggest that suicidal vulnerability may be associated with an alteration in the perception of affective touch. On the one hand, anhedonia, characterized by a decrease in the pleasure ...
Detailed Description
This study aims to compare the perceived hedonic nature of affective touch in euthymic subjects with a history of SA and euthymic subjects without a history of SA. The investigators also aim to : * ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Being a woman
- Aged between 18 and 65
- Past major depressive episode according to the DSM-5 criteria
- Currently euthymic (Montgomery-Asberg Depression rating Scale (MADRS) \< 12 and Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) \< 6)
- Minimal psychotropic medication (as determined by the clinician)
- Able to understand experimental procedures
- Able to speak, read and understand French
- Having given written informed consent
- For suicide attempters only: Lifetime history of suicide attempt
- For affective controls only: No lifetime history of suicide attempt
Exclusion
- Lifetime diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia or autism spectrum disorder
- Severe alcohol or substance use disorder in the past 6 months
- Current anorexia nervosa
- Diagnosis of mental retardation or severe medical comorbidity that is unstable or could interfere with measures (HIV, diabetes, cancer, chronic inflammatory disease, neurological disorder, sensory or cognitive disability)
- Injury, scar, irritation/dermatological lesion or tattoo on the left forearm
- Pregnancy or breastfeeding
- Being in exclusion period for another study
- Not being affiliated to the French National Social Security System
- Being deprived of freedom (by judicial or administrative decision)
- Being protected by law (guardianship or curatorship)
- Having reached 4500€ annual compensation for participating to clinical trials
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 11 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 9 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
72 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05182827
Start Date
February 11 2022
End Date
September 9 2024
Last Update
January 10 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Montpellier University Hospital, France (CHU)
Montpellier, France, 34295