Overview

Ziprasidone and Sertraline in PTSD

Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2010-06-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
Serotonin re-uptake inhibitors, such as sertraline, are the medication of choice in post-traumatic stress disorder. However, it takes several weeks before they ameliorate symptoms. Therefore, we will add ziprasidone (vs. placebo) medication during the first four weeks of sertraline in order to find out if this strategy accelerates symptomatic relief.
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Treatments:
Sertraline
Ziprasidone
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

Clinical diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

Lifetime psychotic disorders, current substance dependency, gravidity, lactation,
tartrazine hypersensitivity, contraindication against sertraline or ziprasidone