Status:

COMPLETED

Tramadol Extended-Release (ER) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Lead Sponsor:

INTRuST, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Traumatic Brain Injury Clinical Consortium

Collaborating Sponsors:

U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command

Conditions:

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-55 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This was a six-week pilot study testing the efficacy of tramadol extended-release (ER) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Men and women aged 21-55 years with combat-related PTSD or PTSD resulti...

Detailed Description

This was a single-site, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, 6-week, parallel-group, flexible-dose outpatient trial of tramadol ER 100-300 mg once every morning for PTSD. Double-blinded clini...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men and women, military veterans and non-veterans, aged 21-55 years
  • Active PTSD as determined by diagnostic evaluation and standardized interview (Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM (SCID))
  • Literacy and ability to give informed consent
  • In women of child-conceiving potential, a negative pregnancy test and use of an approved birth control method
  • Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 15, Extension of GCS with 7-point Amnesia Scale score of 6 (amnesia for traumatic event of 30 min or fewer) or 7 (no amnesia for impact of head) (Nell et al 2000)
  • Clinically judged to be at low risk for adverse sequelae from taking tramadol
  • Concomitant medications must be approved by the PI

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or nursing women
  • Homeless persons
  • Suicidal or homicidal ideation with plans or intent
  • History of opioid dependence or abuse
  • Psychosis or history thereof, substance dependence or abuse (other than tobacco dependence; lifetime opioid abuse is exclusionary) within the past 60 days, anorexia nervosa, antisocial personality disorder, or other psychiatric disorder judged by the investigator to be more clinically significant than PTSD
  • Serious or unstable illness, endocrinopathy, or metabolic instability, including renal insufficiency, liver disease, hydrocephalus, history of stroke, history of seizures, history of brain tumor
  • Use of non-study medications except those approved by the PI
  • Newly started in psychotherapy (\< 3months)
  • History of hypersensitivity, allergy, or other significant adverse effects from tramadol

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01517711

Start Date

September 1 2011

End Date

August 1 2015

Last Update

August 31 2022

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Cincinnati VA Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45220