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NCT03694769
Investigating Drop Attacks
trial testing Semi-structured interview in Functional Disorder in 7 participants. Completed in 1 May 2019.
1 May 2019
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Edinburgh |
|---|---|
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | OBSERVATIONAL |
| Enrollment | 7 |
| Start date | 20 July 2018 |
| Primary completion | 1 May 2019 |
| Estimated completion | 1 May 2019 |
| Sites | 1 location across United Kingdom |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Semi-structured interview
- Drop attack diary
Conditions studied
- Functional Disorder — all drugs for Functional Disorder →
Sponsor
University of Edinburgh
Who can join
18 and older, any sex, with Functional Disorder. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The aim of this project is to better understand the experiences of people who have idiopathic drop attacks. These falls have no identified medical cause but can cause people injuries such as bruising, facial injuries and, in some cases, broken bones. It can also make them worry about having more falls, and the pain and embarrassment this would cause, and stop them from going out. There has been very little research in this area and there are currently no treatments. In this study, ten people who experience idiopathic drop attacks will be interviewed at an outpatient clinic to understand more about them and the falls. They will be asked in particular about the period of time around when they started having the falls and whether there are aware of any triggers. Participants will also be asked to write accounts of these drop attacks, after they have happened, for a period of eight weeks. They will be asked to describe what they were thinking and feeling, and how they felt in themselves before and after the fall. This information will allow the researcher to look at common experiences that people who experience these falls have. This understanding could help to identify whether a psychological approach to treatment could help individuals to manage and cope with this condition.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Drop attacks as a subtype of FND: A cognitive behavioural model using grounded theory.
Revell ER, Gillespie D, Morris PG, Stone J. · · 2021 · cited 3× · PMID 34746733 · DOI 10.1016/j.ebr.2021.100491
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03694769 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Edinburgh
- Last refreshed: 6 March 2020
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