The purpose of this study is to compare two slightly different methods of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
This is a randomized single-blind pilot study investigating the efficacy of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex at either 10 Hz or 20 Hz as compared to a treatment as usual group for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
37
Ten sessions of 10 Hz rTMS of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Ten sessions of 20 Hz rTMS of the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
NMCSD
San Diego, California, United States
Clinician Administered PTSD Scale , CAPS
The CAPS is the gold-standard, semi-structured interview that corresponds to DSM-IV criteria for PTSD.
Time frame: day 10
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist, PCL
The PCL consists of 17 items measured on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "not at all" to "extremely
Time frame: week 24
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