Deep Brain Reorienting in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- 42
Summary
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- PTSD
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Participants will be randomized to either the DBR treatment or wait-list conditions.Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)Masking Description: Only the outcome assessors will be blinded to which condition the participant was assigned.Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 65 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
This study will evaluate the efficacy of Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) in reducing PTSD symptoms. DBR was designed by Dr. Frank Corrigan, a Scottish psychiatrist interested in the brain mechanisms underlying effective trauma psychotherapy. For this study, participants will be randomized to either the...
This study will evaluate the efficacy of Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) in reducing PTSD symptoms. DBR was designed by Dr. Frank Corrigan, a Scottish psychiatrist interested in the brain mechanisms underlying effective trauma psychotherapy. For this study, participants will be randomized to either the DBR treatment or wait-list study conditions. Trauma processing through DBR involves bringing up a traumatic memory and encourages the client to focus on tensions arising in the muscles of the shoulders, neck, head and face (i.e., those involved in orienting toward a threatening person/event). It is believed that this approach will allow the participant to process the traumatic memory in an emotionally manageable way, changing how it is represented/accessed in the brain's innate defensive system. Online Stream - Assessments will include clinical interviews (pre/post treatment, and follow-up) using Webex video conferencing, and fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) scans (pre/post treatment). In-Person Stream - Assessment will include clinical interviews (pre/post treatment and follow-up), and fMRI scans (pre/post treatment).
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04317820
- Collaborators
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Ruth A Lanius, MD, PhD Lawson Health Research Institute