Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this trial is to study the effect of noninvasive brain stimulation in adults with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Detailed description
The purpose of this trial is to study the effect of noninvasive brain stimulation on symptoms severity in adults with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Interventions
Active transcranial magnetic stimulation will induce real pulses using the transcranial magnetic stimulation device.
DEVICESham repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Sham transcranial magnetic stimulation will not induce any pulses using the same transcranial magnetic stimulation device but by also adding a sham block device.
Sponsors
Laval University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 18-60 years old
Exclusion criteria
* Transcranial magnetic stimulation ineligibility
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Severity of symptoms on the following clinical scale: PTSD symptoms as assessed by the Modified PTSD Symptom Scale (MPSS-SR) | 2 months | Units will be the differences (%) in scores before and after the intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Severity of symptoms on the following clinical scale: anxiety symptoms as assessed by the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) | 2 months | Units will be the differences (%) in scores before and after the intervention |
| Severity of symptoms on the following clinical scale: depression symptoms as assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) | 2 months | Units will be the differences (%) in scores before and after the intervention |
Countries
Canada
Contacts
Primary ContactJean Levasseur-Moreau
Outcome results
None listed