Motor Interference Therapy For Traumatic Memories

El Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia Manuel Velasco Suarez28 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to compare the effect of motor interference therapy (TIM) to reduce the intensity of discomfort (distress) generated by a traumatic memory compared to a relaxation control maneuver, immediately after the intervention, a week, a month and six months after intervention.

The investigators treated 10 patients with autobiographical traumatic memories using finger tapping tasks, (Motor Interference Therapy \<TIM\>)in a pilot study with amazing results and a solid size effect. The investigators decided to challenge the intervention using a control task (Jacobson´s progressive relaxation exercises) The hypothesis consists in achieving a 30% reduction of the distress, (measured with Visual Analogue Scale) by using TIM compared with the control task. Patients with traumatic memories will be enrolled in to one of two treatment modalities. The first group will receIve motor interference therapy and the second group will receive a control task (relaxation exercises). Both groups will be assessed using the Spanish version of the PTSD Symptom Severity Scale-Revised (EGS-R), the visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) from EuroQol 5D (EQ-5D), and a simple visual-analogue scale (VAS) immediately after, a week after, a month after and six months after the treatment for follow up.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Trauma, Psychological Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

motor interference therapyOTHER

Relaxation exercisesOTHER

In a top-down sequence, beginning with the upper body and proceeding to the lower parts. patients contract and relax a specific muscle group following the instructions given by the audio track. We use a shorter version that excludes the legs because of the time.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients older than 16 years * Spanish as a native language * Give written informed consent * having at least 1 traumatic memory causing distress Exclusion Criteria: * Neurological or psychiatric disorders that affect the capacity of verbal comprehension and judgment, such as dementia, psychosis, mental retardation or other cognitive alteration that does not allow them to perform the tasks indicated in the TIM or SHAM * History of recent substance abuse * Patients with significant hearing loss or some other hearing impairment

Locations (1)

Instituto Nacional de Neurologia Y Neurocirugia Mvs

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Visual Analogue Scale (EVA)

measures the distress related to traumatic memories in 1-10

Time frame: baseline, immediately, 1 week, 1 month, 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Spanish version of the PTSD Symptom Severity Scale-Revised (EGS-R)

Posttraumatic stress disorder scale

Time frame: baseline, 1 week, 1 month, 6 months

visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) from EuroQol 5D (EQ-5D)

as a gauge of health-related quality of lif

Time frame: baseline, 1 week, 1 month, 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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