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Examining the Effectiveness of an Early Psychological Intervention to Prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

NCT00895518 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 139

Last updated 2016-09-08

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Prolonged Exposure (PE) Therapy

Three PE sessions lasting 1 hour each, delivered 1 week apart

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Emory University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Barbara O. Rothbaum, PhD · Emory University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-01-31
Completion
2012-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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