Status:
COMPLETED
fMRI in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) During Working Memory Updating
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Tours
Conditions:
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Anxiety
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-40 years
Brief Summary
Neuropsychological studies investigating trauma-exposed and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) subjects have generally underlined the significantly poorer performance of tasks that require attention...
Detailed Description
Working memory performance will be assessed using the "3-back test", and processing speed evaluated with "words comparison test". The study will be conducted on 2 years. The study should include 18 ri...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Right-handed women
- Victim of sexual abuse
- Suffering from PTSD
Exclusion
- Epilepsy
- Claustrophobia
- MRI contre-indication
- Addictive disorders
- Sightless
- Detection of a brain injury at the MRI
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00288314
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
May 1 2008
Last Update
March 17 2010
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital of Tours
Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France, 37044