Attentional Bias Modification in Patients With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Effects of Attentional Bias Modification on Attentional Bias and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00764101

Enrollment

Registered

2008-10-01

Start date

2008-09-30

Completion date

2010-04-30

Last updated

2011-07-08

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Conditions

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Brief summary

Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 9 sessions of computerized attentional bias training on attentional bias and on symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALAttentional Bias Modification

computerized training to reduce attentional bias in posttraumatic stress disorder

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Exclusion criteria

* Diagnosis of psychosis, drug- or alcohol dependency/abuse; * Unable to fill in questionnaires in Dutch; * Color blindness (Stroop test).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)	End of Trial + 3 week Follow-Up

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
PTSD symptoms (self-report)	end of trial + 3wk Follow Up
Attentional Bias (dot-probe test)	End of trial + 3wk Follow-up
Emotional Stroop Interference	End of trial + 3wk Follow Up

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026