Attentional Bias Modification in Patients With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

PsyQ

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Attentional Bias Modification

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00764101

60-60105-98-128

Details and patient eligibility

About

Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 9 sessions of computerized attentional bias training on attentional bias and on symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of psychosis, drug- or alcohol dependency/abuse;
• Unable to fill in questionnaires in Dutch;
• Color blindness (Stroop test).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

1

Experimental group

Description:

9 sessions of attentional bias modification (computerized training program)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Attentional Bias Modification

2

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Attentional control condition (placebo training program)

Treatment:

Behavioral: Attentional Bias Modification