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Neural Correlates of Cognitive Rehabilitation in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

NCT00928941 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2014-12-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an emotional disorder that can also lead to problems with attention and memory. Cognitive training has been successfully used to improve attention and processing speed in other patient populations as well as healthy elderly. The purpose of this study is to examine how effective cognitive training will be in Veterans with PTSD.

Conditions

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

cognitive training

A cognitive training program (Posit Science) or an active control (video game) will be implemented for at least 3-4 hours a week for 40 training units/hours.

BEHAVIORAL

video game

An active control condition (computer game without increasing difficulty) will be implemented for at least 3-4 hours a week for 40 hours.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Kristen Wrocklage, PhD · VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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