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Cortisol Diurnal Variation and the Risk for Developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Sheba Medical Center

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Cortisol Diurnal Variation
Posttraumatic Stress Disorders

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01914861
Sheba-0361-13-AJW-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine a possible link between the time of day of exposure to a traumatic event and the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder. Clinical and biological correlates will also be examined from this perspective.

Enrollment

60 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

21 to 65 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  1. Persons 21-65 years old, who have been exposed to an event meeting the following DSM-IV criterion for Acute Stress Disorder:

    Criteria A.1 and A.2 At least one of Criteria B1-5A.1

  2. Who provide written, informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

  1. Physical injury that would contraindicate participation or interfere with a subject's ability to give informed consent or cooperate with the screening or collection of initial measures. Examples include severe burn injury, life-threatening medical or surgical condition, condition requiring surgical intervention under general anesthesia, as indicated by Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS), or by clinical judgment;
  2. Head injury involving confusion, loss of consciousness, or amnesia;
  3. Medical conditions such as extreme obesity, psoriasis, herpes, Cushing's syndrome, current infectious disease, current viral disease, tuberculosis, unstable diabetes or hypertension, myasthenia gravis, and heart failure. Persons taking medications that can interfere with the HPA axis (e.g.,steroids, betablockers,indomethacin) will be excluded;
  4. Weight below 45 or above 120 kg.
  5. Pregnancy (in suggestive cases, a pregnancy test will be performed);
  6. Traumatic exposure that reflects ongoing victimization (e.g., domestic violence) to which the subject is likely to be re-exposed during the study period.
  7. Overt psychopathology, intoxication, or under the influence of substances.
  8. Evidence or history of schizophrenia, bipolar, other psychotic condition;
  9. Prior history of PTSD;
  10. Current or past history of dementia, amnesia, or other cognitive disorder predating trauma exposure;
  11. Assessed serious suicide risk. -

Trial design

60 participants in 1 patient group

Men/Women, 21-65, following exposure to a traumatice event

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Alzbeta J Wetzler, MD

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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