Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:18 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:18 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01512303
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* In the age range of 18-50.
* Capable of giving informed consent
* Fluent in English
* Exposure to one or more life-threatening war zone trauma events in Iraq or Afghanistan within the last 8 years.
* Pharmacological or psychotherapeutic treatment stable for at least 8 weeks prior to beginning of study
* Good general medical health (see Medical Exclusion Criteria)
* DSM-IV criteria for current PTSD as determined by CAPS (PTSD groups only)
* Combat-exposed, non-PTSD control veterans must be free of any current DSM-IV Axis I disorder
* Participants must agree to not begin a new course of treatment for the duration of the study
Exclusion Criteria:
* Weight of 352 pounds or over (due to constraints of MRI scanner)
* Women who are pregnant, planning to conceive during the research timeline, or breastfeeding will be excluded.
* Metallic implants such as prostheses or aneurysm clip, or electronic implants such as cardiac pacemakers
* Neurological or serious medical condition that may contraindicate MRI or that may overlap with physiological substrates of psychiatric conditions (see below for descriptions)
* History of seizures or seizure disorder
* Moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (over 30 minutes unconscious)
* Current active substance dependence or dependence within 3 months (other than nicotine)
* Meets DSM-IV criteria for bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, psychotic disorder NOS, delirium, or any DSM-IV cognitive disorder.
* Substance dependence disorder within 3 months or any current substance dependence
* Severe psychiatric instability or severe situational life crises, including evidence of being actively suicidal or homicidal, or any behavior that poses an immediate danger to patient or others.
* Current use of benzodiazepines or beta-blockers
* Nonsuicidal depression comorbid with PTSD will NOT be exclusionary
* Extensive experience in yoga and meditation or have learned MBSR or SKY previously
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
50 Years
Study:
NCT01512303
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01512303