Status:
COMPLETED
Examining the Effectiveness of an Early Psychological Intervention to Prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Lead Sponsor:
Emory University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Conditions:
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
This study will examine the use of prolonged exposure therapy on people who have recently experienced a trauma to prevent them from developing post-traumatic stress disorder.
Detailed Description
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that forms in response to a traumatic event. The symptoms of PTSD, such as hyper-arousal and re-experiencing the traumatic event, are common in all ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Presenting to the emergency department of Emory University School of Medicine/Grady Memorial Hospital for rape in the past 72 hours
- Meets DSM-IV diagnostic criterion A in which both of the following are present: (i) The person experienced, witnessed, or was confronted with an event or events that involved actual or threatened death or serious injury or a threat to the physical integrity of self or others (ii) The person's response involved intense fear, helplessness, or horror
- Speaks and understands spoken English
- Can see the assessment forms, hear instructions, and function at an emotional and intellectual level sufficient to allow accurate completion of all assessment instruments
- No significant traumatic injuries, as determined by the physician
Exclusion
- Current or history of mania, schizophrenia, or other psychoses
- Current (past month) prominent suicidal ideation or recent (past 3 months) parasuicidal behavior or other self-injurious behavior, such as low lethality cutting
- Current (past month) substance dependence; people who meet criteria for current substance abuse but not dependence, or past dependence and have been in remission for at least 1 month are eligible.
- Experienced a loss of consciousness for more than 5 minutes as a result of injuries sustained during the trauma
- Intoxicated, altered, or highly distressed to the degree that accurate completion of the study assessments or participation in study procedures is not possible
- Blood alcohol level above .08, determined by breathalyzer in the emergency department
- Not alert, oriented, and coherent
- In severe pain, active labor, or respiratory distress or hemodynamically compromised in any way
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
139 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00895518
Start Date
April 1 2008
End Date
January 1 2012
Last Update
September 8 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Grady Memorial Hospital, Emergency Department
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303