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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON39401
NL-OMON39401CompletedPhase 2

Boosting Oxytocin after trauma: Neurobiology and the Development of Stress-related symptoms. - BONDS

Academisch Medisch Centrum0 sites124 target enrollmentStarted: TBDLast updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 2
Status
Completed
Enrollment
124

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Trial is onging in other countries

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 to 99 (—)

Inclusion Criteria

  • * Presentation at the Trauma Room or Emergency Department after a potential traumatic event, according to PTSD A1 criterion in the DSM-IV (either as a patient or direct witness);
  • * Trauma Screening Questionnaire (TSQ) <=/> 5 and/or Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (PDI ) <=/> 17 preferably between 24 and 72 hours after trauma exposure (in case of contacting difficulties up to 7 days after trauma);
  • * Age 18 * 65 years;
  • * Capable to read and comprehend either the Dutch or English language;

Exclusion Criteria

  • * Any severe or chronic systemic disease;
  • * Current psychotic, bipolar, substance-related, severe personality disorder, or mental retardation;
  • * Current severe depressive disorder;
  • * Prominent current suicidal risk or homicidal ideation;
  • * Severe cognitive impairment or a history of organic mental disorder;
  • * Evidence of PTSD or depression immediately prior to the index trauma;
  • * History of neurological disorders (e.g., traumatic brain injury, seizure history;
  • * Reports of ongoing traumatization (e.g., in case of partner violence as index adult trauma;
  • * Evidence of clinically significant and unstable medical conditions in which OT administration is contra-indicative such as cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal, pulmonary, severe renal, endocrine or hematological disorders, glaucoma, history of epilepsy, or a stroke or myocardial infarction within the past year;
  • * Use of certain medication: prostaglandins, certain anti-migraine medications (ergot alkaloids), bèta-adrenergic receptor-blocking agents, and systemic glucocorticoids;
  • * Sensitivity or allergy for OT or its components (e.g., methylhydroxybenzoate and propylhydroxybenzoate);
  • * Impaired consciousness, or amnesia or confusion (due to for example head injury) (objectified by Glasgow Coma Scale lower than 13 at time of inclusion)
  • * Female participants: pregnancy and breast feeding (NB. Female participants with childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test);

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