Administration of Prazosin to Prevent PTSD in Adult Women After Sexual Assault
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2021-08-20
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study plans to learn more about whether taking the medication, Prazosin, immediately and
during the weeks immediately following a traumatic event can help to reduce the risk of
developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Early post traumatic event sleep disturbance
predicts the later development of PTSD. Prazosin has shown some effectiveness in reducing
trauma related nightmares and sleep disturbance. We hypothesize that regulating sleep
immediately after a sexual assault will reduce PTSD and diminish symptoms.