Perioperative Propranolol in Patients With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Official title
Effect of Prophylactic, Perioperative Propranolol on Peri- and Postoperative Complications in Patients With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Brief summary
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Understanding what treatments may facilitate perioperative care of Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is of great importance to the U.S. health care system. Patients with PTSD are characterized by elevated central nervous system catecholamine concentrations and exaggerated and prolonged adrenergic responses to stress stimuli. At present, there are no data on the effects of perioperative beta blocker therapy in patients with PTSD, despite the rising significance of PTSD in Veteran populations. This prospective, double-blind study proposes to randomize 150 Veterans with PTSD scheduled for orthopedic, thoracic or vascular surgery at the San Francisco VA Medical Center to either a 14-day course of propranolol or placebo. This study will then follow these Veterans for a one-year period to evaluate the effects of the intervention on Veterans' surgical outcomes. The investigators hypothesize that patients with PTSD randomized to the propranolol group will demonstrate a reduced incidence of perioperative and postoperative morbidity and mortality.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01555554
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 4
- Enrollment
- 59 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 40 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- May 2012 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Jun 2018 (Actual)
- Completion
- Jun 2019 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Jul 2, 2026
2012 – 2019
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco VA Medical Center | San Francisco | California | 94121 | — |
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- Last update posted Jul 2, 2026 · Synced Oct 25, 2026
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