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NCT Number: NCT00891098

Comparing Imaginal Exposure and Imagery Rescripting in Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

The outcome of trauma treatment (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD) may be influenced by which emotions that are predominant among current symptoms, e.g. fear, anger, guilt, shame. Different treatment procedures for processing traumatic memories may resolve different emotions. This study compares two different treatment procedures of working with trauma memories in PTSD treatment (namely, Imaginal Exposure and Imagery Rescripting) in order to test this.

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Key information

Conditions

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Mental Disorders Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Age range

20 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Modum Bad

Vikersund, Buskerud, 3370, Norway

About this study

The main objectives of this study are:

  • To assess the relative efficacy of the two procedures in inpatient treatment for PTSD
  • To assess whether the predominant emotions in the traumatic memories moderate the outcome of the different procedures
  • To assess whether theory-derived constructs mediate outcome and whether the mediating relationships are different in the two treatments
  • To provide a theoretical account of the two models
  • To psychometrically evaluate 3 new measures

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • DSM-IV diagnosis of PTSD identified as primary diagnosis
  • Accepts withdrawal of all psychotropic medication

Exclusion criteria

  • Extensive dissociative symptoms or current psychosis,
  • Current suicidal risk,
  • Extensive current substance or alcohol abuse, or
  • Ongoing trauma

Treatment and study plan

Imaginal exposure

Behavioral

7 individual sessions of imaginal exposure of trauma memories according to the prolonged exposure treatment manual

Other names: prolonged exposure, pe

Imagery Rescripting

Behavioral

7 individual sessions of imagery rescripting of trauma memories according to the imagery rescripting and reprocessing therapy manual

Other names: rescripting, irrt

Primary outcomes

  1. PTSD symptoms

    Time frame: pretreatment, weekly during treatment, posttreatment, followup

Secondary outcomes

  1. General psychiatric symptoms

    Time frame: pretreatment, weekly during treatment, postttreatment, followup

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Modum Bad

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Oslo

Registry information

Official study title

Comparing Imaginal Exposure (IE) and Imagery Rescripting and Reprocessing Therapy (IRRT) in the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
May 1, 2009
Registry last updated
Jun 5, 2013

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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