Brain Markers of Treatment Response in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

NCT ID: NCT00700999

Last Updated: 2014-06-03

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

65 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-10-31

Study Completion Date

2012-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to examine if treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in combat veterans with paroxetine changes brain responses as measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging and if brain responses can predict who will get better with treatment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Arm 1

Intervention-Paroxetine

Group Type OTHER

Paroxetine

Intervention Type DRUG

Paroxetine 20-40mg po QD for 12 weeks

Arm 2

No Intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Paroxetine

Paroxetine 20-40mg po QD for 12 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Paxil (brand name)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Veterans with clinical diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder from combat related to deployment to Afghanistan/Iraq (Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom)

Exclusion Criteria

* Intolerance or sensitivity to paroxetine
* Major medical or neurologic illness
* Current psychotropic medication or active psychotherapy treatment
* Other major psychiatric illness
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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US Department of Veterans Affairs

FED

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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K. Luan Phan, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Locations

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Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Community-Based Outpatient Clinic Lake Side Divison, Chicago, IL

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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MHBA-002-08S

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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