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Mechanistic Interventions and Neuroscience of Dissociation
Sponsor: Emory University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the neurophysiological mechanisms of an intervention to reduce symptoms of dissociation in traumatized people. The intervention will be tested in dissociative traumatized people at two sites: Emory University and University of Pittsburgh. The researchers are interested in whether neural networks associated with attentional control and interoceptive awareness can be enhanced in this population. The researchers propose to evaluate whether different body-focused and non-body focused interventions can change these mechanisms.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
350
Start Date
2021-09-18
Completion Date
2026-01-31
Last Updated
2025-08-01
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Vibration
Participants will attend two intervention sessions per week for a total of 8 sessions. Participants will sit in a chair in a sound-proof booth monitored by a researcher in front of a computer screen (which delivers instructions) and will be fitted with psychophysiology leads and a device strapped around the chest. There will be no explicit tasks or direction given in this intervention. Participants will experience smooth slowly varying breath-like vibration on their sternum. They will receive their assigned intervention for approximately 18 minutes.
Breath Focus
Participants will attend two intervention sessions per week for a total of 8 sessions. Participants will sit in a chair in a sound-proof booth monitored by a researcher in front of a computer screen (which delivers instructions) and will be fitted with psychophysiology leads and a device strapped around the chest. The participant will be asked to focus on their breathing during this intervention. They will receive their assigned intervention for approximately 18 minutes.
No Distractions
Participants will attend two intervention sessions per week for a total of 8 sessions. Participants will sit in a chair in a sound-proof booth monitored by a researcher in front of a computer screen (which delivers instructions) and will be fitted with psychophysiology leads and a device strapped around the chest. Participants will engage in a period of no-screen time; during this time there will be no outside visual or auditory distractions. There will be no explicit tasks or direction given in this intervention. They will receive their assigned intervention for approximately 18 minutes.
Locations (2)
Grady Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States