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NCT00875342 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Imaginal Exposure & D-Cycloserine (DCS) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

A NA study, sponsored by Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

Terminated
Registry status
NA
Development phase
41
Enrollment target

NCT00875342: Clinical Trial NA study, sponsored by Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

NCT00875342 is a NA study that was terminated before completion, run by Weill Medical College of Cornell University. The registered enrollment target is 41 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00875342, a NA study, was terminated before completion, sponsored by Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

TERMINATED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
41 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study proposes to evaluate the effects of D-cycloserine (DCS) combined with cognitive-behavioral treatment with exposure therapy in a sample of patients who developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a consequence of various traumas (e.g., motor vehicle and accidents, burns and other injuries, combat, World Trade Center attack, etc.). In addition, this study hopes to determine whether a common human genetic single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in a growth factor, brain derived neurotrophic factor, BDNF SNP (Val66Met), predicts treatment response to PTSD. Patients living in areas that are not geographically proximal to the Weill-Cornell Medical Center New York City campus will receive cognitive behavioral therapy using telemedicine (videoconferencing technology). Overall, this study aims 1) to determine if subjects administered DCS show a significantly larger decrease in symptoms of PTSD as compared to those administered a placebo, 2) to determine if subjects administered DCS show a decrease in PTSD symptomatology significantly earlier (as measured by weeks) than those administered a placebo, 3) to determine if differences in symptomatology are evident at a 6-month follow-up and indicate long-term differences between groups, 4) to determine if the BDNF SNP predicts treatment response, 5)to determine if it is feasible and acceptable to provide imaginal exposure (IE) therapy for PTSD using videoconferencing technology.

Primary Outcome

Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS). Total CAPS severity score range is 0-136. Higher values represent a worse outcome (i.e. greater severity of posttraumatic symptoms).

Interventions

  • OTHER Placebo
  • DRUG DCS

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 41 participants
Start Date 2008-05
Est. Completion 2018-02-28
Phase NA

Why NCT00875342 stopped before completion

NCT00875342 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 41 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (97% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Placebo is the first listed.

NCT00875342 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00875342 about?

NCT00875342 is a clinical study titled "Imaginal Exposure & D-Cycloserine (DCS) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)". This study proposes to evaluate the effects of D-cycloserine (DCS) combined with cognitive-behavioral treatment with exposure therapy in a sample of patients who developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a consequence of various traumas (e.g., motor vehicle and accidents, burns and other inj...

What is the current status of trial NCT00875342?

This trial is currently terminated. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 41 participants. The study started on 2008-05. Estimated completion is 2018-02-28.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00875342?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (OTHER), DCS (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00875342?

This trial is sponsored by Weill Medical College of Cornell University, which has 701 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00875342's enrollment target sits among peer trials

41 1446th of 2000 higher than 554 of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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