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The PREVENT Resilience Study

2. september 2026 oppdatert av: Sanne van Rooij, Emory University

PREVENT Study: Promoting Resilience Via Early Neurostimulation After Trauma

PTSD is one of the most universal and severe psychiatric disorders whose incidence continues to rise due to the common exposure to severe trauma in the United States and worldwide. After trauma, a proportion of individuals maintains high symptoms of PTSD and depression, which can persist for years. The early weeks following trauma present a unique opportunity to deliver early interventions that can prevent chronic PTSD and depression from occurring, and the researchers propose a brain-based intervention that will reduce reactivity to threat, an early risk mechanism for chronic PTSD. This study is being done to learn more about whether brain stimulation in the weeks after a trauma can change brain activity that is linked to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Studieoversikt

Status

Rekruttering

Forhold

Intervensjon / Behandling

Detaljert beskrivelse

After experiencing a traumatic event, there is a risk of developing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, which can disrupt everyday life and functioning. It is now well-recognized that many individuals experience initial psychological symptoms acutely following a traumatic event, but many recover naturally within the first 3 months post-trauma. However, about 20% of individuals continue to maintain high levels of debilitating symptoms that can persist for years following the trauma in the absence of treatment. Initial hyperarousal is a predictor of subsequent re-experiencing and avoidance symptoms. Such chronic symptoms present the greatest burden to individuals, associated with increasingly ingrained behavioral responses such as avoidance, decreasing quality of life, and the physiological consequences of chronic allostatic load, including cardiovascular and metabolic disorders. The burden to society is similarly tremendous, and annual costs associated with chronic post-trauma psychopathology are estimated to exceed $230 billion.

Interventions in the early post-trauma period could therefore provide an immense benefit to society by enhancing mechanisms that lead to recovery and resilience, thereby reducing chronic trauma-related psychopathology. This study is being done to test Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for early intervention for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Researchers will test TMS in the weeks following a psychological trauma among individuals experiencing symptoms associated with acute stress. This usage of TMS is experimental. The study is being done to learn more about whether brain stimulation in the weeks after a trauma can change brain activity that is linked to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Studietype

Intervensjonell

Registrering (Antatt)

50

Fase

  • Ikke aktuelt

Kontakter og plasseringer

Denne delen inneholder kontaktinformasjon for de som utfører studien, og informasjon om hvor denne studien blir utført.

Studiekontakt

Studiesteder

  • Forente stater
    • Georgia
      • Atlanta, Georgia, Forente stater, 30303
        • Rekruttering
        • Grady Memorial Hospital
      • Atlanta, Georgia, Forente stater, 30329
        • Rekruttering
        • Emory Brain Health Center

Deltakelseskriterier

Forskere ser etter personer som passer til en bestemt beskrivelse, kalt kvalifikasjonskriterier. Noen eksempler på disse kriteriene er en persons generelle helsetilstand eller tidligere behandlinger.

Kvalifikasjonskriterier

Alder som er kvalifisert for studier

  • Voksen
  • Eldre voksen

Tar imot friske frivillige

Ja

Beskrivelse

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men and women 18-65 years of age. (Assessed via self-reported and medical record-based Date of Birth)
  • Trauma-exposed within the last 2 weeks (Endorsement of having experienced an event that could have caused death, serious injury, or sexual violence)
  • High initial symptoms of PTSD related to the index trauma - PCL-5 >30 AND at least 2 symptoms of hyperarousal.
  • Low symptoms of PTSD related to a previous lifetime trauma - PCL-5<31AND does not meet for all four DSM-5 clusters.
  • Participants may be on psychotropic medication, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, benzodiazepines and anticonvulsants, but the dosage of the medication must be stable for at least 6 weeks and not change during the course of the study (Assessed via self-report during the screening phone call).
  • Capable and willing to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having active suicidal intent or plan, or in the clinician's opinion, is likely to attempt suicide within the next six months. (Assessed via the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) during the screening phone call)
  • Lifetime diagnosis of psychotic disorder or bipolar disorder per psychiatric screener. (Assessed via self-report during the screening phone call)
  • Diagnosed with the following conditions: a neurological disorder, including a history of seizures, cerebrovascular disease, primary or secondary tumors in the central nervous system (CNS), stroke, cerebral aneurysm or movement disorder or any lifetime history of loss of consciousness for more than 5 minutes due to head injury (Assessed via self-report during the screening phone call)
  • History of cranial surgery, metallic particles in the eye or head (exclusive of mouth), implanted cardiac pacemaker or any intracardiac lines, implanted neurostimulators, intracranial implants (e.g., aneurysm clips, shunts, stimulators, cochlear implants, or electrodes), or implanted medical pumps. (Assessed via self-report during the screening phone call)
  • For women, being pregnant. (Assessed via self-report during the screening phone call, the medical record, and cycling females will undergo a pregnancy test at TMS Day 1)

Studieplan

Denne delen gir detaljer om studieplanen, inkludert hvordan studien er utformet og hva studien måler.

Hvordan er studiet utformet?

Designdetaljer

  • Primært formål: Behandling
  • Tildeling: Ikke-randomisert
  • Intervensjonsmodell: Sekvensiell tildeling
  • Masking: Enkelt

Våpen og intervensjoner

Deltakergruppe / Arm
Intervensjon / Behandling
Eksperimentell: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
All participants will complete two days that will contain both neuroimaging and TMS components and will take approximately 4 hours. Some TMS components will consist of active TMS, and other TMS components will consist of sham (placebo) TMS.
Enhet: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive, FDA-approved procedure for pharmaco-resistant depression and is widely used in clinical and research settings. It uses magnetic pulses to stimulate underactive nerve cells in the brain, primarily treating depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) when other treatments fail. It is a safe, outpatient treatment, usually involving a 20-40 minute session.
Sham-komparator: Control Application
All participants will experience multiple single-blind sham control TMS sessions (30-minute sessions) and post-sham MRI scan.
Annen: TMS Sham
TMS Sham is equivalent to a drug placebo. The experience is the same with the noise and vibration of the TMS coil, however, no magnetic stimulation occurs. Participants will be blinded to the condition during the TMS days to prevent bias in responding during the MRI tasks

Hva måler studien?

Primære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Amygdala Reactivity During Fear Processing Pre- to Post TMS
Tidsramme: Baseline, day 1 post-TMS intervention and day 2 post-TMS intervention

Amygdala reactivity during fear processing will be assessed by fMRI responses as participants viewed 15 blocks each of fearful face and neutral face stimuli, while amygdala reactivity was measured. The amygdala will be separated into the right and left hemispheres. The right amygdala is the primary outcome measure.

fMRI measures the blood oxygen level-dependent response, a measure of how much more oxygenated blood there is in a certain brain region, which reflects activation of the brain region.

For analysis of amygdala reactivity to threat cues, volume-averaged beta values for each condition (fearful faces, neutral faces) will be extracted. Right amygdala threat reactivity will be compared between receiving any versus no TMS
Baseline, day 1 post-TMS intervention and day 2 post-TMS intervention

Sekundære resultatmål

Resultatmål
Tiltaksbeskrivelse
Tidsramme
Response assessment of amygdala threat reactivity for different doses
Tidsramme: Baseline, day 1 post-TMS intervention and day 2 post-TMS intervention
Change in amygdala threat reactivity, defined as blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) response to threat-related stimuli measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), comparing different doses of TMS.
Baseline, day 1 post-TMS intervention and day 2 post-TMS intervention

Samarbeidspartnere og etterforskere

Det er her du vil finne personer og organisasjoner som er involvert i denne studien.

Sponsor

Emory University

Samarbeidspartnere

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Etterforskere

  • Hovedetterforsker: Sanne van Rooij, PhD, Emory University

Studierekorddatoer

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Studer hoveddatoer

Studiestart (Faktiske)

18. juni 2026

Primær fullføring (Antatt)

1. mars 2028

Studiet fullført (Antatt)

1. mars 2028

Datoer for studieregistrering

Først innsendt

28. april 2026

Først innsendt som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

28. april 2026

Først lagt ut (Faktiske)

5. mai 2026

Oppdateringer av studieposter

Sist oppdatering lagt ut (Faktiske)

8. september 2026

Siste oppdatering sendt inn som oppfylte QC-kriteriene

2. september 2026

Sist bekreftet

1. september 2026

Mer informasjon

Begreper knyttet til denne studien

Nøkkelord

Ytterligere relevante MeSH-vilkår

Andre studie-ID-numre

  • 2025P011175
  • 1R61MH138733-01A1 (U.S. NIH-stipend/kontrakt)

Plan for individuelle deltakerdata (IPD)

Planlegger du å dele individuelle deltakerdata (IPD)?

JA

IPD-planbeskrivelse

The research team will share Individual Participant data that has been deidentified with the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Data Archive (DA) as per the terms of the grant

IPD-delingstidsramme

Data will become available after the study and will follow the standard NDA access rules

Legemiddel- og utstyrsinformasjon, studiedokumenter

Studerer et amerikansk FDA-regulert medikamentprodukt

Nei

Studerer et amerikansk FDA-regulert enhetsprodukt

Ja

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