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Pilot study of secondary prevention of posttraumatic stress disorder with propranolol
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Background Preclinical considerations suggest that treatment with a beta-adrenergic blocker following an acute psychologically traumatic event may reduce subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. This pilot study addressed this hypothesis. Methods Patients were randomized to begin, within 6 hours of the event, a 10-day course of double-blind propranolol (n = 18) versus placebo (n = 23) 40 mg four times daily. Results The mean (SD) 1-month Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) score of 11 propranolol completers was 27.6 (15.7), with one outlier 5.2 SDs above the others' mean, and of 20 placebo completers, 35.5 (21.5), t = 1.1, df = 29, p =.15. Two propranolol patients' scores fell above, and nine below, the placebo group's median, p =.03 (sign test). Zero of eight propranolol, but six of 14 placebo, patients were physiologic responders during script-driven imagery of the traumatic event when tested 3 months afterward, p =.04 (all p values one-tailed). Conclusions These pilot results suggest that acute, posttrauma propranolol may have a preventive effect on subsequent PTSD.
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“The evidence is inconclusive and so it is not possible to determine if there is a clinically important difference between propranolol and placebo on reducing the likelihood of having a PTSD diagnosis at 1 month (k=1; n=41; RR=1.14, 95% CI 0.55 to 2.35).”
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“There is limited evidence suggesting a difference favouring placebo over propranolol on reducing the likelihood of having a PTSD diagnosis at 3 months' follow-up (k=1; n=41; RR=1.28, 95% CI 0.69 to 2.38).18”
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“Beneficial effects of combining propranolol with trauma reactivation have been reported in a recent small randomised controlled trial (Brunet et al., 2018) as well as in three earlier pilot studies (Brunet et al., 2008;Pitman et al., 2002;Vaiva et al., 2003); however, negative outcomes have also been reported (Hoge et al., 2012;Wood et al., 2015).”
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“administration of propranolol (a beta-adrenergic antagonist) in the hours after trauma exposure limits subsequent reactivity to reminders 68”
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“As noted above, the initial trial of propranolol found that it resulted in reduced subsequent reactivity to trauma reminders, even though it did not reduce the severity of PTSD 68 .”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Pitman, R. K., Sanders, K. M., Zusman, R. M., Healy, A. R., Cheema, F., Lasko, N. B., Cahill, L., & Orr, S. P.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Corresponding author
- Pitman, Roger K.
- Venue
- Biological Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2002-01
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 189-192
- ISSN
- 0006-3223 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2026396276
- Cited by
- 964
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 54.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r01mh058671-02)
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH58671)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Clinical Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Keywords
- post-traumatic stress disorder, propranolol, beta-blockers, secondary prevention, early intervention, script-driven imagery, physiological reactivity, Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale
- MeSH terms
- Accidents, Traffic, Adult, Arousal, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Double-Blind Method, Drug Administration Schedule, Emergency Service, Hospital, Female, Humans, Male, Pilot Projects, Propranolol, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
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