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Examining an Emergency Room Intervention for the Prevention of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

NCT01162044 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2010-07-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

PTSD is a common and distressing possible outcome following exposure to a traumatic event. Recent studies show that memory processes may be central to the development of the disorder, and interrupting the consolidation of traumatic memories may prevent the disorder from developing. Specifically the use of a visual spatial task has been shown to reduce a key characteristic of PTSD, intrusions, in non-clinical populations. This study aims to administer a visual spatial task to recent trauma survivors in the Emergency Room, and compare PTSD and symptoms development in these patients as compared to a control group who did not carry out the task. The study hypothesizes that the task will result in less PTSD, lower levels of intrusions, dissociation and pain.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Computer game

Playing with specially designed computer game while in emergency room

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hadassah Medical Organization

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rena Cooper, MD · Hadassah Medical Organization

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-11-30
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2011-09-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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