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Post Traumatic Stress DisordersNCT00893568

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Neural Mechanisms Involved in Its Treatment

A study testing resonance magnetic imaging (fMRI), in people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, run by Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The post traumatic stress disorder PTSD arises when the physiological response to stress does not come to its term. This study aims to explore the cognitive, psycho physiological and cerebral mechanisms involved in PTSD, in fear conditioning and face matching tasks, before and after treatment.PTSD patients will be… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 50 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Post Traumatic Stress Disorders
What is being tested?
resonance magnetic imaging (fMRI),
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
62 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Apr 2009to May 2012
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 50 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • French speakers
  • Not hospitalized grown-up patients suffering from a post-traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD) connected to one event.
  • Subjects Controls: grown-up, mated with the patients in age (18 - 50 years; 4 years maximum of difference of age between a patient and his control), in sex and educational level (schooling of the 3rd level, at the level Bac+8; 3 years maximum of difference of educational level between a patient and his control)

Who cannot join

  • Pregnancy
  • Feeding
  • Nobody under guardianship and grown-up persons being the object of a legal protective measure or not able to express their assent
  • Alcoholic or addicted to drugs (including medicines)
  • Other neurological disorders or psychiatric that post-traumatic stress disorder (for patients)
  • Claustrophobia and contraindications in the IRMf
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  • Subjects controls, no known psychiatric or neurological pathology, as well as no psychiatric history.
  • Persons private of freedom by a court or administrative order, persons hospitalized without assent
  • Unability to read French

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Marseille

    Marseille

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About this study

The post traumatic stress disorder PTSD arises when the physiological response to stress does not come to its term. This study aims to explore the cognitive, psycho physiological and cerebral mechanisms involved in PTSD, in fear conditioning and face matching tasks, before and after treatment.PTSD patients will be recruited by Pr Jean-Claude Samuelian in his service at the Conception Hospital and by Pr Jean-Michel Azorin in his service at the Sainte Marguerite Hospital (Marseille) and will undergo either CBT or EMDR within those same services. The tasks they will be asked to perform will study the psycho physiological, cognitive and central mechanisms involved in PTSD and its treatment. All in all, 17 healthy controls will be recruited as well as 17 PTSD patients for each of the two treatment group.In terms of perspectives, this study would help isolate neural systems functionally involved in PTSD and its treatment. A better knowledge of those mechanisms would set room for the optimization of the current PTSD treatment.

Being tested
resonance magnetic imaging (fMRI),
Keywords
Post traumatic stress disorder PTSD
Medical subject headings
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Combat Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • resonance magnetic imaging (fMRI),Other

    a cerebral study will be performed at the neuroanatomic and functional levels by resonance magnetic imaging (fMRI) realized in three times (before, one week and six months after treatment)

Study groups in NCT00893568
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Healthy volunteersActive comparatorHealthy volunteers without treatment
Receives: Other: resonance magnetic imaging (fMRI),
CBTExperimentalPsychotraumatized patients treated by Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies (CBT)
Receives: Other: resonance magnetic imaging (fMRI),
EMDRExperimentalPsychotraumatized patients treated by Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Receives: Other: resonance magnetic imaging (fMRI),

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. To verify the hypothesis of a levying of inhibition of the CPFm on the tonsil, in the PTSD

    Measured: 3 years

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Studies of the peripheral, cognitive and central mechanisms, before, then 1 week and 6 months after treatment by CBT or EMDR

    Measured: 3 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 May 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2009
  3. Primary completionMay 2012

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
62 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00893568
Sponsor's protocol ID
2009/01
Other IDs
2009-A00193-54
Status last verified
Aug 2014
First submitted
5 May 2009
Last updated
28 Aug 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing resonance magnetic imaging (fMRI), in people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorders, run by Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 Aug 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To verify the hypothesis of a levying of inhibition of the CPFm on the tonsil, in the PTSD (time frame: 3 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 28 Aug 2014.

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