Randomized controlled trial on the efficacy of the prolonged exposure therapy for PTSD

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000001183
• Lead Sponsor: ational Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-06-11
• Study Completion: 2011-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete: follow-up complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1.Comorbidity of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, alcohol or drug dependence, group A personality disorder. 2.Presence of psychopathology that needs acute treatment, such as severe depression, self-harm, severe suicidal attempt, etc. 3.Physical disease that may interfere psychological treatment 4.Those who have a history of epilepsy and whose EEG has not been normalized 5.Pregnant 6.Those who have difficulty in understanding the procedure of the study or treatment protocol, due to illiteracy or intellectual problem, etc. 7.Those who have already received psychological treatment based on exposure to trauma, including EMDR 8.Ongoing or scheduled court litigation for which PTSD works favorably (excluding arbitration or litigation for divorce) 9.Suicidal attempts of serious self harm within past six months(self mutilation that needs suture, overdose of drugs that caused loss of consciousness, manipulative self-harm in order to threat others, etc.) 10.Those who are participating in other clinical trial 11.Those who are judged by the screening doctors as inadequate, due to disturbed consciousness, poor treatment compliance, unstable family environment such as ongoing trauma, etc.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified