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A Correlation Between Hair Cortisol Levels and the Development of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

NCT02033395 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2014-01-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This observational study follows subjects who have been exposed to a traumatic event and are at risk of developing PTSD symptoms. Participants are recruited within six hours of a traumatic event, and, starting from the recruitment session, are then examined on six set points of time within a period of thirteen months. The examinations include both biological studies of cortisol in hair, blood and saliva, and psychological examinations and questionaires that assess the development and severity of PTSD symptoms.

The novel method of sampling hair cortisol allows investigators to retroactively estimate the mean levels of blood cortisol during the tree months prior to the sampling.

The study aims at further illuminating the correlation between cortisol levels both prior and following a traumatic event, and the development and severity of PTSD symptoms

Conditions

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sheba Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2016-01-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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