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To study whether Heart Rate Variability (HRV) biofeedback training can improve abnormal head posture and painful symptomatology in patients with "cervical dystonia" not selected for DBS after extensive screening in a specialized unit but diagnosed " dysfunctional ".
Patients of the respiratory coherence group will receive HRV biofeedback training for 12 sessions during a 6 months-period. The hypothesis is that this kind of physiological noninvasive therapy increasing coherence respiratory, will reduce pain and patient's complain about their psychogenic abnormal head posture. Improvement of anxiety, depression and quality of life are expected.
Patients presenting with an isolated abnormal head posture, first diagnosed as cervical dystonia, demonstrated in fact, after neurological screening, to be of psychogenic origine. These patients are not candidate for functional surgery and, furthermore, usually refuse psychotherapy leading them to medical nomadism. This study proposes to evaluate the efficacy of an innovative intervention program based on Heart Rate Variability (HRV) biofeedback that promotes self-regulatory skills in dysfunctional movement disorders (DMD) patients in order to improve their condition and symptomatology.
Heart rate is under the control of efferent sympathetic and vagal activities directed to the sinus node, which are modulated by central brain stem (vasomotor and respiratory centers) and peripheral oscillators (oscillation in arterial pressure and respiratory movements). Spectral analysis of HRV is a reliable quantitative method for analyzing the modulatory effects of neural mechanisms on the sinus node. Several biofeedback protocols and assistive electronic technologies, such as proposed by SymbioCenter©, exist to enhance increase HRV and synchronize respiration with the heart rhythm. HRV biofeedback training appears to be an opportunity in the patient's management in order of preventing medical overconsuming. It is offering a safe and non-pharmacological alternative approach managed by a multidisciplinary team in a functional neurosurgery unit. It is expected that developing respiratory coherence in these patients will improve their painful symptomatology.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRV biofeedback training | Experimental | During the inclusion visit, all patients will benefit from a psychoeducation session supervised by the psychologist. This group of patients will also benefit from the HRV biofeedback training. |
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| control | Other | During the inclusion visit, all patients will benefit from a psychoeducation session supervised by the psychologist. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart rate variability biofeedback training (Symbiocenter) | Other | 12 sessions of thirty minutes. Patients will participate through several serious game associated with HRV biofeedback training |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Variability of the cervical dystonia at 6 months | Measured by the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) scale. The total score is 0 (better outcome) to 85 (worse outcome) | 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Variability of the cervical dystonia at 3 months | Measured by the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) scale. The total score is 0 (better outcome) to 85 (worse outcome) | 3 months |
| Quality of life assessment in cervical dystonia at 3 months |
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Inclusion criteria:
Exclusion criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Emily SANREY, MSc | Contact | 467337445 | +33 | e-sanrey@chu-montpellier.fr |
| Valérie GIL, CTA | Contact | 467337464 | +33 | v-gil@chu-montpellier.fr |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Philippe COUBES, MD, PhD | Montpellier University Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Montpellier University Hospital | Recruiting | Montpellier | France |
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| ID | Term |
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| D020821 | Dystonic Disorders |
| D014103 | Torticollis |
| D013001 | Somatoform Disorders |
| ID | Term |
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| D009069 | Movement Disorders |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D004421 | Dystonia |
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| psychoeducation session | Other | Each patient will therefore be presented individually with a Powerpoint consisting of 35 slides divided into 4 sub-sections explaining in a fun and educational format the physiological model of stress, the respiratory function and its benefits, presentation of various relaxation techniques and recommendations for reading (stress management, letting go, mindfulness meditation) and other tools to help relaxation (smartphone applications). |
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Measured by the Craniocervical Dystonia Questionnaire (CDQ24) scale |
| 3 months |
| Quality of life assessment in cervical dystonia at 6 months | Measured by the Craniocervical Dystonia Questionnaire (CDQ24) scale | 6 months |
| Quality of life assessment at 3 months | Measured by SF-36 scale | 3 months |
| Quality of life assessment at 6 months | Measured by SF-36 scale | 6 months |
| Assessment of the severity of depression at 3 month | Measured by Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) scale | 3 months |
| Assessment of the severity of depression at 6 month | Measured by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) scale | 6 months |
| Assessment of the anxiety at 3 month | Measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI A & B) scale | 3 months |
| Assessment of the anxiety at 6 month | Measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI A & B) scale | 6 months |
| satisfaction with the care | satisfaction's VAS | 6 months |
| medical nomadism index | The index of "presumed nomadism" is the difference between the number of different doctors consulted and the number of different specialties of these same doctors. Any patient whose index is ≥ 3 over a period of 6 months is presumed nomadic. | 6 months |
| D020820 |
| Dyskinesias |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |