Neural Correlates of Stress Hormones

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

To investigate which neuronal correlates underlie cortisol-induced enhancement of memory retrieval in PTSD and BPD.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
• Treatments: Cortisol succinate; Hydrocortisone; Hydrocortisone 17-butyrate 21-propionate; Hydrocortisone acetate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder

• Clinical diagnosis of PTSD

• females without psychiatric disorders as control group

• right handed

Exclusion Criteria:

• fMRI exclusion criteria e.g. metal implants, pregnancy, left-handedness, and claustrophobia.