Explanation About Sleep in Post Trauma Patients

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 1969-12-31
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study is designed to test the effect of an explanation about the first sleep following trauma exposure, on the development of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the months following the traumatic event.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Sheba Medical Center
• Treatments: Lorazepam

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Persons age 18-70, who have been exposed to an event meeting the DSM-IV "A.1" criterion for trauma exposure.

2. Persons who arrived at the Chaim Sheba Medical Center Emergency Room.

3. Who provide written, informed consent to participate in the study -

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Physical injury that would contraindicate participation or interfere with a subject's ability to give informed consent or cooperate with the screening or collection of initial measures. Examples include severe burn injury, life-threatening medical or surgical condition, condition requiring surgical intervention under general anesthesia, as indicated by clinical judgment;

2. Traumatic exposure that reflects ongoing victimization (e.g., domestic violence) to which the subject is likely to be re-exposed during the study period.

3. Overt psychopathology, intoxication, or under the influence of substances.

4. Evidence or history of schizophrenia, bipolar, other psychotic condition;

5. Prior history of PTSD;

6. Current or past history of dementia, amnesia, or other cognitive disorder predating trauma exposure;

7. Assessed serious suicide risk. -