Status:
COMPLETED
Bright Light: An Adjunct Treatment for Combat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Collaborating Sponsors:
Arizona State University
Conditions:
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators are testing novel treatments for combat PTSD: bright light exposure and negation ion exposure.
Detailed Description
Seventy Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) will be randomly assigned to one of two 4-week treatments (45 min/day): (1) b...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- receiving other treatment or stopped other treatment prior to study
Exclusion
- bipolar disorder
- psychosis
- alcohol/drug abuse
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 2 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
71 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00701064
Start Date
January 1 2009
End Date
September 2 2019
Last Update
September 24 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, SC
Columbia, Arizona, United States, 29209