Brain Response to Treatment for Pediatric PTSD
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Emotions, Memory Deficits, Post-traumatic Syndrome
In brief
This study will examine how brain activation changes as a result of behavioral treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adolescents. The investigators will conduct functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans before and after the widely-used trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy to better understand how the brain recovers from illness. This study will provide much needed information about brain abnormalities in abused youth, and could lead to improvements in behavioral treatments for patients who do not respond to current treatments.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01806701
- Run by
- Stanford University
- People needed
- 68
- Starts
- 2013-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2016-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-10-13
Who can join
Age: 9 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- ages 12-17, history of physical or sexual abuse, witnessing violence, or bullying; and English speaking
You may not qualify if…
- receiving other psychotherapy currently, taking medications for a psychiatric disorder currently, history of head injury with loss of consciousness longer than 5 minutes; major medical condition such as epilepsy, diabetes, heart disease, or loss of hearing or vision, developmental disorder such as fragile X, autism, or Down's Syndrome, MRI contraindications including metal in the body from an injury or surgery, non-removeable piercings, or braces, Intelligence Quotient (IQ) < 70; schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, current substance abuse.
Where it is running
- Stanford University — Palo Alto, California, United States
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