Title: Clinical trial of efficacy of Trans cranial direct current stimulation (TDCS) in reducing post-traumatic stress signs in military post-traumatic stress disorder
Phase 3
- Conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder.Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD):rises as a delayed or protracted response to a stressful event or situation (of either brief or long duration) of an exceptionally threatening or catastrophic nature, which is likely to cause pervasive distress in alm
- Registration Number
- IRCT20150427021965N9
- Lead Sponsor
- Rasht University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with military post traumatic stress disorder
Age 18 to 60 years
Exclusion Criteria
existence of any neurological condition
low IQ
Any metal implants or instruments inside the patient’s skull or brain
Any side effect due to treatment intervention
unwillingness to participate in the study
substances- dependency to stimulants in past 6 month
patient have bipolar disorder or psychotic disorder
exacerbation of patient symptoms that need any emergency intervention or elevate in drug dose .
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Depression Score in the Beck's Questionnaire. Timepoint: The effectiveness of the treatment will be evaluated in the twelve, twenty-four, and one-month follow-up sessions. Method of measurement: The effectiveness of the treatment will be evaluated based on the score obtained from the Beck Depression questionnaire.;Anxiety Score in Beck's Questionnaire. Timepoint: The effectiveness of the treatment will be evaluated in the twelve, twenty-four, and one-month follow-up sessions. Method of measurement: The effectiveness of the treatment will be evaluated based on the score obtained from the Beck Anxiety questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method