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Cervical Plexus Hydrodissection With D5W for PTSD

Active Not RecruitingNA

Sponsor: Dr. Dean Reeves Clinic

Conditions: PTSD

Interventions: BCPHD with D5W, Waiting period with usual care

Countries: United States

PTSD is a chronic mental health condition that drastically reduces an individual's quality of life Dextrose injection with a small needle has been used for chronic pain patients and observational results have shown it to be effective in reducing anxiety, brain fog, and depression in patients with PTSD. This randomized trial will compare dextrose injection with a delayed/usual treatment control.

Eligibility overview

Sex: ALL

Age: 19 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers: No

Study type: INTERVENTIONAL

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Not involved in another study of PTSD treatment
* Reliable transportation
* Comfortable with computers
* Tried 2 or more medications for treatment of PTSD symptoms
* Tried 2 or more non-medication treatments for PTSD symptom
* No known life-threatening illness
* Not taking daily narcotics
* Not having 3or more alcoholic drinks on an average day
* No active suicidal plans
* No major surgery plans
* No major life stress that might interfere with completing study
* Symptoms for more than 1 year
* Not planning to move for next 18 months.
* Living within an hour of Portlland, OR, Madison, WI, or Lexington, KY
* Wiling to provide 2 email and 2 phone contact methods
* Willing to answer questions on multiple occasions over the course of a year.
* Willing to be assigned to 3 months of usual care treatment
* No diagnosis of schizophrenia, Borderline Personality Disorder, or Bipolar Disorder.
* No severe needle phobia
* Chronic pain ≤ 5/10
* PCL-C score ≥ 50

Exclusion Criteria: None separate from inclusion criteria

Locations (4)

Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Portland, Oregon, United States
Tigard, Oregon, United States
Madison, Wisconsin, United States