Deep Brain Stimulation of the Amygdala for Combat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Official title
Deep Brain Stimulation of the Amygdala for Combat Post-Traumatic Stress
Brief summary
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects approximately 30 % of American veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Although the current therapy is effective, a percentage of patients will fail to improve and will develop chronic treatment-resistant PTSD. Patients suffering from PTSD experience intense suffering, lack of productivity and a higher risk of suicide. Unfortunately, combat PTSD has a tendency to be resistant to current treatments. The central goal of this project is to develop a new therapeutic strategy involving the placement of intracranial electrodes to treat the symptoms of PTSD. The project is based on recent evidence showing abnormal activity in a specific brain region of PTSD patients, thought to be responsible for the core symptoms of PTSD.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02091843
- Recruitment status
- Not listed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 6 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- DBS of the Basolateral Nucleus of the Amygdala Procedure
- Medtronic Activa PC DBS of the Basolateral Nucleus of the Amygdala Device
Procedure · Device
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 25 Years to 70 Years
- Sex
- Male
- 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
- Jan 2014 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Dec 2024 (Estimated)
- Completion
- Dec 31, 2025 (Estimated)
- Last update posted
- Oct 14, 2022
2014 – 2025
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System | Los Angeles | California | 90073 | Recruiting |
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- Last update posted Oct 14, 2022 · Synced Nov 5, 2026
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