Status:

WITHDRAWN

Early Intervention for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Lead Sponsor:

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Collaborating Sponsors:

Emory University

Conditions:

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Over 150,000 soldiers are currently deployed in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and 12% of returning OIF veterans have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Intervening soon after the t...

Detailed Description

Over 150,000 soldiers are currently deployed in Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and 12% of returning OIF veterans have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 389,100 soldiers developed c...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and female veterans age 18-50
  • Returned from Iraq Theater within the past six months
  • Screen positive for PTSD related to Iraq deployment based on the PTSD Checklist
  • Confirmed with PTSD based on the CAPS, including one month duration of symptoms
  • Being discharged from active service from Iraq
  • Provide written informed consent

Exclusion

  • History of loss of consciousness of more than one minute
  • Psychotropic medication use within the previous four weeks
  • History (based on the SCID) of lifetime or current alcohol or substance abuse/dependence, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or bipolar disorder.
  • Positive urine toxicology screen
  • History of pre-deployment-related PTSD or partial PTSD based on the CAPS
  • History of PTSD or partial PTSD related to a prior deployment
  • Serious medical or neurological illness
  • Pregnancy
  • History of asthma
  • Steroid usage, both inhaled and oral
  • Seizure disorder
  • Prenatal/perinatal substance exposure or trauma.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00641173

Start Date

September 1 2008

End Date

April 1 2011

Last Update

June 26 2015

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