Randomized Clinical Trials of Attention Control Training for PTSD Related to Combat or Interpersonal Violence
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- PTSD
- Sponsor
- Creighton University
- Enrollment
- 73
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms from pre to post test
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
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.
Investigators
Amy Badura Brack
Professor of Psychology
Creighton University
Eligibility Criteria
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.
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