Status:
UNKNOWN
Efficacy of Yoga for Treatment-Resistant Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Lead Sponsor:
Justice Resource Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Conditions:
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-58 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The central question in this research proposal is: can a popular technique that specifically targets active mastery and improved affect regulation, yoga, which is utilized by approximately 4% of the U...
Detailed Description
Research has demonstrated a close association between trauma exposure and 1) PTSD, anxiety \& depression, 2) loss of affect regulation, 3) poor quality of life, and 4) high health care utilization (2,...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Women between 18 and 58 years old, any race
- Chronic, treatment-unresponsive PTSD
- An index trauma that occurred 12 or more years before initial interview
- At least 3 years of prior treatment focused on dealing with the consequences of the index trauma
- Comorbid diagnoses of depression or panic disorder, which are common in subjects with PTSD, will be permitted
Exclusion
- Medical: Serious illness (including cardiac, hepatic, renal, respiratory, endocrinologic, neurologic, or hematologic disease) that is not stabilized based on the judgment of the PI.
- Psychological: GAF \< 40.
- Bipolar disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder \[OCD\], schizophrenia, and any psychotic disorder will be excluded if they occurred any time prior to the primary traumatic episode
- Current psychotic disorder, or established organic impairment (e.g., TBI)
- Severe dissociation, as measured by a DES score \>25.
- Women with active suicidal risk, active self-mutilation or aggressive behavior toward others within the past year, as judged by the PI
- Substance dependence or abuse in the past 6 months, as defined by DSM IV criteria and judged by the PI.
- Any other condition that might interfere with the person's capacity to give informed consent, or to adhere to the study protocol.
- Legal and Financial: Current legal proceedings resulting from the traumatic events. People whose continued receipt of financial benefits is contingent upon maintaining PTSD symptoms or who are waiting for a decision concerning the receipt of financial benefits based upon PTSD symptoms
- Prior Yoga Experience: Subjects who have attended more than five prior yoga sessions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00839813
Start Date
November 1 2008
End Date
May 1 2011
Last Update
April 6 2011
Active Locations (1)
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The Trauma Center at JRI
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States, 02446