Status:

UNKNOWN

Neuroeconomics of Social Behavior Following Trauma Exposure

Lead Sponsor:

Mclean Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Conditions:

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-45 years

Brief Summary

This study will use a neuroeconomic paradigm with state-of-the-art imaging protocols to probe abnormal social reward processing underlying social withdrawal in symptomatic trauma-exposed women. By als...

Detailed Description

Impaired social functioning is a frequent and disabling sequela of trauma-related disorders. PTSD is associated with a high rate of severe impairment in quality of life relative to other anxiety disor...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Phase 1:
  • Age 18-45
  • Self-reported healthy volunteer status

Exclusion

  • Inability to provide written informed consent in English
  • Inability to see task due to visual impairment
  • Participants who produce T-scores of 65 or higher on any Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) subscales will not be eligible to remain in the Trust Task participant pool.
  • Phase 2:
  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Female
  • Trauma exposure appropriate to group
  • For trauma-exposed groups the index trauma is actual or threatened physical assault or sexual violence
  • PCL-5 score 33 and above (for PS-SA and PS-nonSA groups)
  • Right handedness
  • Age 18-45
  • English as a first language

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 14 2017

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 31 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

168 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03383536

Start Date

November 14 2017

End Date

August 31 2022

Last Update

August 31 2022

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McLean Hospital

Belmont, Massachusetts, United States, 02478