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WITHDRAWN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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