Virtual Reality Prolonged Exposure (PE) for Bus Bomb Surv... | NCT00474305

Studies
Virtual Reality Prolonged Exposure (PE) for Bus Bomb Survivors

NCT00474305

Sponsor

Hadassah Medical Organization

Status

Unknown status

Last Update Posted

Dec 16, 2010Estimated

Enrollment

5Estimated

Phase

Not Applicable

Conditions

PTSD

Interventions

Virtual Reality Treatment for PTSD

Countries

Israel

Protocol Section

Identification Module Status Module Sponsor/Collaborators Module Oversight Module Description Module Conditions Module Design Module Arms/Interventions Module Outcomes Module Eligibility Module Contacts/Locations Module References Module IPD Sharing Statement Module

Results Section

Participant Flow Module Baseline Characteristics Module Outcome Measures Module Adverse Events Module More Info Module

Annotation Section

Annotation Module

Document Section

Large Document Module

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module Condition Browse Module Intervention Browse Module

Protocol Section

Identification Module

NCT ID

Results Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Annotation Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Document Section

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Derived Section

Miscellaneous Info Module

Version Holder

Status Module

Record Verification Date

May 2010

Overall Recruitment Status or Expanded Access Status

Unknown status

Last Known Status

Recruiting

Delayed Posting

Not provided

Why Stopped

Not provided

Expanded Access Info

Start Date

Dec 2007

Primary Completion Date

Aug 2011Estimated

Completion Date

Dec 2011Estimated

First Submitted Date

May 15, 2007

First Submission Date that Met QC Criteria

May 15, 2007

First Posted Date

May 16, 2007Estimated

Results Waived

Not provided

Results First Submitted Date

Not provided

Results First Submitted that Met QC Criteria

Not provided

Results First Posted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension (aka Delayed Results) First Submitted Date

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Submitted that Passed QC Review

Not provided

Certification/Extension First Posted Date

Not provided

Last Update Submitted Date

Dec 15, 2010

Last Update Posted Date

Dec 16, 2010Estimated

Name	Class
University of Haifa	OTHER

Oversight Module

Has Data Monitoring Committee (DMC)

Yes

Is FDA Regulated Drug

Not provided

Is FDA Regulated Device

Not provided

Is Unapproved Device

Not provided

Pediatric Postmarket Surveillance of a Device Product

Not provided

Product Exported from US

Not provided

FDAAA801 Violation

Not provided

Description Module

Brief Summary

This study will examine whether the use of a Virtual World will be effective in helping treat Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This is a pilot study, with five victims of bus bombings who have developed PTSD. The study will examine pre- and post-treatment levels of PTSD, anxiety, depression and day-to-day functioning.

Detailed Description

PTSD can be a long-term debilitating psychiatric problem, occurring following exposure to a traumatic event. Recent studies have shown that Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is effective in the treatment of PTSD. More specifically, a protocol called Prolonged Exposure, where the patient is gradually exposed to feared stimuli, along with building a narrative of the traumatic event, has been shown to reduce PTSD and depression symptoms, both at the end of therapy (9-12 weeks) and at long term follow up.

Despite this success, some patients do not show symptom reduction with this therapy. Virtual Reality, where a real-time virtual world is created, has been successfully used to treat a variety of fears, from pain management to fear of flying. This technique has also been successfully used with patients who have not benefited from Prolonged Exposure for their PTSD, following 9/11.

This study will examine the use of a virtual reality world that involves a bus bombing. It has been created using different levels of exposure to distressing detail, such that the therapist can control the amount of exposure. The protocol is based on Prolonged Exposure, with the Virtual Reality being used to help the patient build a narrative of the event.

Five patients with PTSD following a bus bombing will be treated. They will be assessed pre and post-treatment for symptoms levels of PTSD, depression, anxiety and daily functioning. The treatment consists of 9 sessions, each lasting 90 minutes. Therapy will be supervised, and protocol adherence will be checked by an external therapist. All therapists are trained as supervisors in Prolonged Exposure.

Design Module

Study Type

Interventional

Number of References to an Expanded Access Study

Not provided

Expanded Access Types

Not provided

Patient Registry

Not provided

Target Follow-Up Duration

Not provided

Phases

Not Applicable

Interventional Study Design

Allocation

Biospecimen

No data available

No data is available for this block.

Enrollment

5Estimated

Arms/Interventions Module

Arm Groups

Not provided

Interventions

Name	Type	Description	Arm Group Labels	Other Names
Virtual Reality Treatment for PTSD	Behavioral	12 session protocol for Prolonged Exposure with Virtual Reality. All sessions 90 minutes.

Outcomes Module

Primary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS)		Pre and Post Treatment

Secondary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Beck Depression Inventory		Pre and Post Treatment
Activity Card Sort		Pre and Post Treatment

Other Outcomes

Not provided

Eligibility Module

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

PTSD following a bus bombing
Hebrew speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

Other psychiatric illness
Other concurrent intervention

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Sex

All

Sex/Gender Based

Not provided

Sex/Gender Description

Not provided

Minimum Age

18 Years

Maximum Age

65 Years

Standard Ages

AdultOlder Adult

Study Population

Not provided

Sampling Method

Not provided

Contacts/Locations Module

Central Contacts

Name	Role	Phone	Extension	Email
Rena Cooper Kazaz, MD	Contact	97226777348
Hadas Lemberg, PhD	Contact	97226777572		lhadas@hadassah.org.il

Overall Officials

Name	Affiliation	Role
Sara A Freedman, PhD	Hadassah Medical Organization	Study Director

Locations

Facility	Status	City	State	ZIP	Country	Contacts
Hadassah Medical Organization	Recruiting	Jerusalem		91120	Israel

References Module

Citations

PubMed Identifier	Type	Citation	Retractions
16891607	Background	Difede J, Cukor J, Patt I, Giosan C, Hoffman H. The application of virtual reality to the treatment of PTSD following the WTC attack. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2006 Jul;1071:500-1. doi: 10.1196/annals.1364.052.
20528299	Derived	Freedman SA, Hoffman HG, Garcia-Palacios A, Tamar Weiss PL, Avitzour S, Josman N. Prolonged exposure and virtual reality-enhanced imaginal exposure for PTSD following a terrorist bulldozer attack: a case study. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2010 Feb;13(1):95-101. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2009.0271.

ID	Term
D040921	Stress Disorders, Traumatic
D000068099	Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
D001523	Mental Disorders