Clinical trialNCT03491007TerminatedPhase 2Interventional

Neurosteroids in PTSD - Biomarkers to Therapeutics

SponsorVA Office of Research and DevelopmentEnrollment5Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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Summary

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The purpose of this research is to determine if a study medication called Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) helps to reduce PTSD symptoms in OEF/OIF/OND Veterans. In addition to finding out if DHEA is effective for treating PTSD symptoms, this research seeks to determine if DHEA is effective in treating other symptoms, such as depression and anxiety. Depression and anxiety are symptoms that are frequently present in Veterans who are experiencing PTSD. Another purpose of this research is to takes pictures of the brain using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and blood levels of various small molecules including neurosteroids and also proteins, which may be affected by the study drug and/or related to symptoms in Veterans with PTSD. This study seeks to determine if DHEA is changed to other compounds after it is taken by mouth and the safety and effectiveness of DHEA in Veterans with PTSD. This is an "add-on" study and Veterans enrolled in the study will continue to take all of their current medications without any changes (also called "usual care"), and DHEA or a sugar pill (also called a "placebo") will then be added to their current medication regimen.

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Investigators

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Steven Szabo, MD PhD
Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Durham Va Medical Center, Durham, Nc
Durham, North Carolina, United States

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Drugs studied

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Prasterone

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Registration & key dates

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Start: 8 Jul 2019
Primary completion: 16 Nov 2020
Completion: 16 Nov 2020
Last update posted: 6 May 2023
Registered enrollment: 5
Registry id: NCT03491007

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