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Cortisol and the Formation of Intrusive Memories

NCT02552654

Completed 60 enrolled Charite University, Berlin, Germany
RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindBasic science

Summary

Intrusive memories of traumatic events are core features of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but little is known about the neurobiological formation of intrusions. The aim of this study was to determine whether cortisol levels during an intrusion-inducing stressor influence subsequent intrusive memories.

Timeline

Start
2015-09
Primary completion
2015-11
Completion
2016-01

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Hydrocortisone Other / unclassified 10 mg

Indications

No indication recorded.