Comparing Imaginal Exposure and Imagery Rescripting in Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: Imagery rescripting; Behavioral: Imaginal exposure

• Registration Number: NCT00891098
• Lead Sponsor: Modum Bad

Brief Summary

The outcome of trauma treatment (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD) may be influenced by which emotions that are predominant among current symptoms, e.g. fear, anger, guilt, shame. Different treatment procedures for processing traumatic memories may resolve different emotions. This study compares two different treatment procedures of working with trauma memories in PTSD treatment (namely, Imaginal Exposure and Imagery Rescripting) in order to test this.

Detailed Description

The main objectives of this study are:

1. To assess the relative efficacy of the two procedures in inpatient treatment for PTSD

2. To assess whether the predominant emotions in the traumatic memories moderate the outcome of the different procedures

3. To assess whether theory-derived constructs mediate outcome and whether the mediating relationships are different in the two treatments

4. To provide a theoretical account of the two models

5. To psychometrically evaluate 3 new measures

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-11
• Study First Submitted: 2009-04-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-04-30
• Study First Posted: 2009-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2012-11
• Study Completion: 2012-11
• Status Verified: 2013-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-06-04
• Last Update Posted: 2013-06-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 65

Inclusion Criteria

• DSM-IV diagnosis of PTSD identified as primary diagnosis
• Accepts withdrawal of all psychotropic medication

Exclusion Criteria

• Extensive dissociative symptoms or current psychosis,
• Current suicidal risk,
• Extensive current substance or alcohol abuse, or
• Ongoing trauma

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Imagery rescripting	Imagery rescripting	-
Imaginal exposure	Imaginal exposure	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PTSD symptoms	pretreatment, weekly during treatment, posttreatment, followup

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
General psychiatric symptoms	pretreatment, weekly during treatment, postttreatment, followup

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Modum Bad; 🇳🇴 Vikersund, Buskerud, Norway