Randomized Clinical Trials of Attention Control Training for PTSD Related to Combat or Interpersonal Violence
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Creighton University
- Enrollment
- 73
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms from pre to post test
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Participants will complete a pre and post training psychological assessment. Participants will be assigned to attention control training or the comparison stimuli computer task in a double-blind randomized control trial design. Both computerized dot probe tasks display two stimuli on a computer screen, one above the other, followed by a small right or left arrow appearing in the location vacated by one of the stimuli. Participants are required to respond as quickly as they can by pressing the indicated right or left arrow on their computer keyboard without compromising accuracy. Participants complete 6 training sessions.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Care Provider)
Masking Description
Random assignment and coded entry to a computer website
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 19 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •military veteran or woman exposed to interpersonal violence (e.g. domestic or sexual violence).
- •significant symptoms of PTSD
Exclusion Criteria
- •bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, OCD, unable to attend sessions sober.
Arms & Interventions
Attention Control Training Clinic
Attention Control Training Clinic will consist of:
- 6 sessions in the clinic lasting approximately 10 minutes each.
- Each session will consist of 128 presentations of pairs of neutral and threatening stimuli, followed by the presentation of a response cue (right or left arrow to be clicked on a computer keyboard).
Intervention: Attention Control Training (Behavioral)
Attention Control Training Web-delivery
Attention Control Training Web-delivery will consist of:
- 6 sessions lasting approximately 10 minutes each logged into via the internet from the participants' home.
- Each session will consist of 128 presentations of pairs of neutral and threatening stimuli, followed by the presentation of a response cue (right or left arrow to be clicked on a computer keyboard).
- Ideally participants will complete 2 sessions per week, allowing them to complete the trial in less than one month's time
Intervention: Attention Control Training (Behavioral)
Comparison Task Clinic
- 6 sessions in the clinic of a presumably inactive neutral-neutral stimuli intervention lasting approximately 10 minutes each.
- Each session will consist of 128 presentations of pairs of faces, followed by the presentation of a response cue (right or left arrow to be clicked on a computer keyboard).
(Note that those receiving this arm, are invited to repeat the attention control training web-delivery arm at the end of their participation).
Intervention: Attention Control Training (Behavioral)
Comparison Task Clinic
- 6 sessions in the clinic of a presumably inactive neutral-neutral stimuli intervention lasting approximately 10 minutes each.
- Each session will consist of 128 presentations of pairs of faces, followed by the presentation of a response cue (right or left arrow to be clicked on a computer keyboard).
(Note that those receiving this arm, are invited to repeat the attention control training web-delivery arm at the end of their participation).
Intervention: Comparison Task (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms from pre to post test
Time Frame: 30 minute long administration at both pre and post training to measure change. (repeat assessments are conducted 1 month apart)
Structured diagnostic interview for PTSD
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Amy Badura Brack
Professor of Psychology
Creighton University