Status:

WITHDRAWN

Feasibility Open Label Study Evaluating The Use Of Process-Instructed Self Neuro-Modulation (PRISM) For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

NYU Langone Health

Conditions:

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a single-arm, open-label feasibility study. A maximum of 15 participants will be enrolled. All participants will undergo a novel neurofeedback intervention, targeting down-regulation of deep l...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults ages 18-65 years
  • Able to provide signed informed consent
  • Any gender
  • Diagnosis of PTSD as established by DSM-V
  • 1 to 15 years since index trauma
  • Taking a stable dose of SSRI antidepressants for at least 3 months OR un-medicated for at least 2 months
  • Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
  • Normal or corrected-to-normal hearing
  • No intention of changing medication or psychotherapy for the duration of the study at the time of recruitment

Exclusion

  • Concurrent substance abuse
  • Use of any prescribed benzodiazepine
  • Lifetime bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, autism, mental retardation. Comorbid mood and anxiety disorders will be permitted if they are not the primary focus of clinical attention
  • Active suicidality within past year, or history of suicide attempt in past 2 years
  • Any history of severe past drug dependence (i.e., a focus of clinical attention or a cause of substantial social or occupational difficulty)
  • Any unstable medical or neurological condition
  • Any history of brain surgery, of penetrating, neurovascular, infectious, or other major brain injury, of epilepsy, or of other major neurological abnormality (including a history of traumatic brain injury \[TBI\] with loss of consciousness for more than 24 hours or posttraumatic amnesia for more than 7 days)
  • Any psychotropic medication other than a stable dose of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
  • Any change in accepted psychotropic medication within the past 2 months
  • Recent initiation (within the past 3 months) of cognitive-behavioral therapy or any evidence-based PTSD psychotherapy (Cognitive Processing Therapy \[CPT\], Prolonged Exposure \[PE\], Eye Movement -Desensitization and Reprocessing \[EMDR\]); continuation of established maintenance supportive therapy will be permitted
  • Significant hearing loss or severe sensory impairment
  • Enrollment in another research study testing an experimental, clinical, or behavioral intervention intended to affect symptoms initiated within the last 2 months, or intended enrollment within the next 2.5 months

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04496557

Start Date

October 1 2020

End Date

April 1 2021

Last Update

June 14 2021

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NYU Langone Health

New York, New York, United States, 10016