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Epigenetics of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Somatoform Disorders in the Course of Psychotherapy

NCT01391897 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2011-07-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This reported observational clinical study aims at identifying epigenetic markers in a sample of patients undergoing high dose inpatient psychotherapy suffering from a variety of psychiatric/psychosomatic diseases such as somatoform disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety disorders and eating disorders.

The exact epigenetic markers that will be traced are yet to define.

The investigators believe that

1. Epigenetic patterns found in the group of psychiatric patients show differences from healthy controls
2. Different diagnosis show differences in epigenetic patterns as well
3. Epigenetic patterns correlate to the severity of the psychosocial disorder as measured in interviews or psychometric ratings
4. Epigenetic patterns can change under inpatient high dose psychotherapy
5. Changes correlate to clinical psychometric variables.

Conditions

  • Psychiatric Disorder
  • Somatoform Disorders
  • PTSD

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

psychotherapy

"multimodal complex psychotherapy"

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hannover Medical School

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-01-31
Completion
2012-09-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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Diseases

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