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Short Course Glucocorticoid Treatment for PTSD

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00204737

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Official title

A Placebo-controlled, Randomized, Double-blind Comparison of Placebo vs Short Course Low Dose Corticosteroids on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Brief summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate if a 2-wk course of 20mg/day of oral prednisone in addition to standard care will result in reduced PTSD symptoms or symptom severity compared to placebo

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00204737
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Enrollment
12 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Nov 30, 2004
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2008
Completion
Dec 31, 2008
Last update posted
May 5, 2020

2004 – 2009

United States locations

U.S. sites
2
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Catherine Johnson Madison Wisconsin 53711
Wm. S. Middleton VA Hospital Madison Wisconsin 53711

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