Neural Correlates of PTSD Prevention With Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in Iraqi Veterans

• Sponsor: US Department of Veterans Affairs (U.S. Fed)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT01058031
• Collaborator: Emory University (Other)
• Enrollment: 30
• Location: 1
• Arm: 1
• Duration (Months): 46
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 0.7

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction to a supportive therapy control group.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Stress Disorders, Posttraumatic; PTSD	Behavioral: MBSR	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 30 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Neural Correlates of PTSD Prevention With MBSR in Iraqi Veterans
• Study Start Date: Jan 1, 2007
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Apr 1, 2010
• Actual Study Completion Date: Nov 1, 2010

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Arm 1 MBSR	Behavioral: MBSR; Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. PTSD symptom level measured with the CAPS [3 months]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 65 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: Male
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• PTSD related to OEF/OIF service

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of brain injury

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur	Decatur	Georgia	United States	30033

Sponsors and Collaborators

• US Department of Veterans Affairs
• Emory University

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Doug Bremner, MD, Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: US Department of Veterans Affairs
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01058031
• Other Study ID Numbers: Bremner Merit 007
• First Posted: Jan 28, 2010
• Last Update Posted: Nov 5, 2013
• Last Verified: Nov 1, 2013

• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Nov 5, 2013