The effectiveness of brain stimulation on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)F43.1
- Registration Number
- IRCT20231114060051N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Diagnosed with PTSD by a professional psychiatrist
Exclusion Criteria
Having a history of epilepsy, seizure, traumatic brain injury, and neurological surgery
Having a history of other major psychiatric disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Attention bias: Attention bias and selective attention to negative and trauma-related stimuli. Timepoint: Before intervention, Right after intervention, Three month after intervention. Method of measurement: The accuracy and speed of responses in the dot probe and Stroop tasks will be an index of attention bias in the present study.;Memory bias: the preference of the memory to recognize and recall negative and trauma-related information. Timepoint: Before intervention, Right after intervention, Three month after intervention. Method of measurement: Autobiographical memory test.;Dissociative reactions (flashbacks): One of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in which the patient acts as if they are re-experiencing the traumatic event. Timepoint: Before intervention, Right after intervention, Three month after intervention. Method of measurement: Participants' score in the intrusion symptoms subscale (flashbacks) of the PCL-5 rating scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method