The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the effects of computer-based training in executive functioning compared to word games on cognitive and emotional aspects of combat-related PTSD.
Many posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) patients either choose not to complete or do not achieve optimal response to current first-line behavioral and pharmacologic treatments. Neurocognitive research points to the potential of novel treatments targeting dorsal prefrontal function and inhibition, attention, and working memory processes. This study investigates effects of computer-based training in executive functions compared to word games on cognitive and emotional aspects of combat-related PTSD. Paper-and-pencil questionnaires, interviews, computer-administered testing, and magnetic resonance imaging will be complete before and after the intervention. Results from this pilot study will provide information concerning feasibility and treatment potential of cognitive training for PTSD.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
Computer-based training in executive functions, administered via www.lumosity.com website.
Univesity of Missouri - Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Neural activity in prefrontal regions during cognitive and emotional processing measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging.
Time frame: change from baseline to after 6 weeks of training
Cognitive functioning as measured by neuropsychological assessment.
Time frame: change from baseline to after 6 weeks of training
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