NCT02687555

The Role of Computerized Training in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ruhr University of Bochum · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a computerized training, "Cognitive Bias Modification" targetting appraisals (CBM-App), can reduce dysfunctional appraisals of trauma in patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), compared to a control condition. Other outcomes measured include symptoms of PTSD and trauma-relevant dysfunctional cognitions. Participants are recruited from inpatients with PTSD admitted to the Clinic for Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, LWL University Clinic of Ruhr University of Bochum.

Conditions

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive Bias Modification of Appraisals (CBM-App)
BEHAVIORAL	Peripheral Vision Task (control condition)

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-02-01
• Primary completion: 2019-01-01
• Completion: 2019-05-01
• First posted: 2016-02-22
• Last updated: 2019-09-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany