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NCT Number: NCT05464550

Role of Self-focused Attention in Depression

Using a task measuring the tracking of eye movements, the aim of this study is to demonstrate that individuals suffering from depression focus their attention more on their reflection in the screen after recalling a failure (and this all the more so as their depressive symptomatology is strong) .

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Key information

Conditions

Depression Behavior Behavioral Symptoms

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit

Poitiers, 86000, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients with depressive disorders according to the Diagnostic and statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) criteria
  • Men or women, aged 18 to 60
  • patients without mental impairment
  • patients without neurological impairment (epilepsy, encephalopathy, head trauma)
  • patients with a sufficient command of French
  • free patients, without guardianship or curators or subordination
  • patients benefiting from coverage by a social security scheme or benefiting from it through a third party in accordance with the French law on biomedical research
  • obtaining oral non-objection by the patient after clear and honest information about the study
  • Patient with normal or corrected vision without rigid contact lenses

Exclusion criteria

  • patients with an intelligence quotient < 70
  • patients aged < 18 years or > 60 years
  • patients with mental impairment
  • patients with neurological impairment (epilepsy, encephalopathy, head trauma)
  • patients who do not speak French well enough
  • patients hospitalized under duress
  • patients without social security
  • Patient wearing rigid contact lenses

Treatment and study plan

Eye tracker

Behavioral

Eye movements on a screen are captured with an eye tracker during a repeated measures before/after a directed autobiographical recall.

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of time

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 10 months.

    Average percentage of time spent on the area of a reflective black computer screen after and before remembering a failure. The area of interest encompasses the reflection of the patient's face, without his attention being explicitly drawn to this area.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit

Other

Registry information

Acronym: RFASD

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jul 19, 2022
Registry last updated
May 24, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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