Effectiveness of Prazosin in Bulimic Patients Experiencing Nightmares Due to PTSD

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-03-09
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

This research is being done to find out how effective Prazosin is in the treatment of bulimic patients experiencing distressing nightmares using subjective and objective measures.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
• Treatments: Prazosin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 18-45

• Clinical diagnosis of Bulimia Nervosa with complaint of nightmares secondary to PTSD

Exclusion Criteria:

• Restless leg syndrome

• Narcolepsy

• Sleep Apnea

• Neurological disorders

• Pregnancy

• cardiac abnormalities

• significant electrolyte abnormalities

• Use of steroids, beta blockers, prazosin

• Alcohol/substance abuse