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First received: April 20, 2023

Clinical Trial: Mismatch vs. Standard Intervention During Memory Reconsolidation Blockade With Propranolol: Effect on Psychophysiological Reactivity During Traumatic Imagery

Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Condition: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL


Official Title: Mismatch vs. Standard Intervention During Memory Reconsolidation Blockade With Propranolol: Effect on Psychophysiological Reactivity During Traumatic Imagery

Brief Summary: The proposed R21 project will attempt to further develop a novel intervention for posttraumatic stress symptoms inspired by the science of memory reconsolidation.Work in normal humans has shown that when a stable, consolidated memory is reactivated (i.e., retrieved) under appropriate conditions, it reverts to an unstable state, a process referred to herein as deconsolidation.In such a state, the memory is susceptible to the action of various "amnestic" agents that may inhibit its reconsolidation, thereby…

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