Prazosin vs. Paroxetine in Combat Stress Symptoms in OIF/OEF Returnees
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 210
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- CAPS recurrent distressing dreams item
研究概览
简要总结
Evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the drug prazosin compared to placebo for combat stress-related nightmares, sleep disturbance and overall function in recently combat-exposed returnees from OIF and OEF. To evaluate the effects of the SSRI paroxetine on behavioral symptoms and overall function in this population.
详细描述
Trauma-related nightmares and sleep disruption that follow combat exposure are distressing and frequently treatment resistant symptoms that impair quality of life and overall function. These symptoms closely resemble core nighttime symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and are increasingly recognized in returnees from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Prazosin, a generically available brain active alpha-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist, markedly reduced or eliminated combat trauma-related nightmares and sleep disruption in 23 of 25 combat-exposed returnees from OIF at Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC). The use of prazosin in OIF returnees was based on clinical efficacy of prazosin for trauma-related nightmares, sleep disturbance, and overall function in Vietnam combat veterans with chronic PTSD. The only drugs FDA approved for PTSD are the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) sertraline and paroxetine. However, SSRI effectiveness in combat trauma PTSD, especially for nighttime symptoms, remains questionable.
This is a placebo-controlled clinical trial of prazosin vs. the SSRI paroxetine for combat trauma-related nightmares, sleep disturbance, and overall posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) clinical severity in OIF/OEF returnees. Both neurobiologic considerations and our preliminary clinical treatment data provide support for the proposed trial. Preclinical and clinical studies suggest a role for increased central nervous system (CNS) adrenergic outflow and/or responsiveness in PTSD pathophysiology. Possible mechanisms include alpha-1 adrenergic receptor-mediated effects on sleep physiology, corticotropin releasing hormone secretion, and disruption of cognitive processing.
Here we propose a double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel group 12 week clinical trial of prazosin vs. paroxetine to test the following hypotheses:Hypothesis 1. Prazosin will be more effective than paroxetine or placebo for reducing frequency and intensity of combat trauma-related nightmares (as measured by the "distressing dreams" item of the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale [CAPS]).
Hypothesis 2. Prazosin will be more effective than paroxetine or placebo for improving sleep quality (as measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [PSQI]).
Hypothesis 3. Prazosin will be more effective than paroxetine or placebo for improving overall clinical status (as measured by the Clinical Global Impression of Change [CGIC]).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 50 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Hazardous duty in Iraq or Afghanistan with the US Armed Forces during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
- •Exposure to at least a moderate level of combat (>5 on Revised Combat Exposure Scale)
- •Good general medical health
- •Stable dose of non-excluded medications for at least 4 weeks prior to randomization
- •>5 on CAPS recurrent distressing dreams item
- •>5 on CAPS difficulty falling or staying asleep item
排除标准
- •Acute or significant chronic medical illness, preexisting hypotension or orthostatic hypotension, pancreatitis, gout, M ni re's disease, benign positional vertigo, narcolepsy, or any other unstable medical condition.
- •Women of childbearing potential with either positive pregnancy test or refusal to use effective birth control method will be excluded.
- •Lifetime schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder or any DSM-IV cognitive disorder, current delirium, substance dependence disorder within 3 months of the study, severe psychiatric instability or severe situational life crises, including evidence of being actively suicidal or homicidal, or any behavior which poses an immediate danger to patient or others.
- •Allergy or previous adverse reaction to prazosin or other alpha-1 antagonist or paroxetine or any other SSRI, no concurrent use of another alpha-1 antagonist agent, no concurrent use an antidepressant (other than trazodone prescribed for sleep).
研究组 & 干预措施
1
paroxetine
干预措施: Paroxetine (Drug)
2
placebo
干预措施: placebo (Drug)
3
prazosin
干预措施: Prazosin (Drug)
结局指标
主要结局
CAPS recurrent distressing dreams item
时间窗: baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks
次要结局
- Total CAPS(baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks)
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks)
- Clinical Global Impression of Change(baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks)
- Quality of Life Inventory(baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks)
- Penn Alcohol Craving Scale(baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks)