Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) due to the East Japan great disaster
Conditions
Interventions
Use of saikokeishikankyoto (SKK)
Waiting list
Sponsors
Center for Traditional Asian Medicine, Nishitaga National Hospital
1. Department of Internal Medicine and Rehabilitation Science Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine 2. Comprehensive education center for community medicine, Tohoku University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adults who suffered PTSD diagnosed by DSM-IV-TR criteria after the East Japan great disaster. Only subjects with IESR over 25 points are included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Expectant mothers, lactating mothers, persons with chronic respiratory diseases, liver diseases, renal dysfunction, persons who regulary use stabilizers, antidepressants, antipsychotics are excluded. Persons who cannot understand the explanation of the study or cannnot consent to the study are also excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Impact of Event Scale-revised (IESR), Japanese edition | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| serum K concentration, transaminases, Qi stagnation score | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKoh Iwasaki
Nishitaga National Hospital Center for Traditional Asian Medicine
Outcome results
None listed