Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
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Eligibility Criteria
- * Recruited from SOF with an active duty history of at least 5 years.
- * Subjects may be in active duty or retired, male and female, between the ages of 40 and 60 years old.
- * The participants must have a confirmed diagnosis of PTSD, identified by Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) scores higher than 40.
- * The participants must have been on a stable pharmacological or psychotherapeutic therapy for at least three months (if applicable), and continue this treatment throughout the duration of the study.
- * They must be able and willing to consent for the study. Individuals who are able to become pregnant must adhere to a medically accepted method of contraception (eg. hormonal birth control, barrier birth control, intrauterine device, abstinence).
- * Existing Horner syndrome;
- * Allergy to local anesthetics or contrast;
- * Previous history of stellate ganglion block with psychosis;
- * Admission to in-patient psychiatric facility within last 3 months;
- * History of moderate of severe TBI;
- * Currently pregnant or breastfeeding;
- * Current substance use disorder, or test positive for 1 or more illegal or controlled drugs on the initial urine drug screen, such as cocaine, marijuana, amphetamines, opioids, benzodiazepines, amongst others;
- * Previous behavioral health diagnoses (bipolar I, psychosis, etc);
- * Currently undergoing exposure therapy.
Ages Eligible for Study
40 Years to 60 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study
ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No