Tiny study probes whether memory and attention tests can forecast PTSD return in kids
NCT ID NCT01545505
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at 6 children with past PTSD to see if changes in attention and memory could predict a relapse. Researchers used computer tasks and standard tests to measure brain function. The goal is to find early warning signs so families can get help sooner.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors identify children at risk of PTSD relapse and offer early support.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, completed study with only 6 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is exploratory and does not test a treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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6 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2012
- Finished
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Dec 2016
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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9 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
For children Inclusion Criteria: * Children (9/18 years) * Patients who have lived a traumatic event (physical assault and road accident) and who have a PTSD. * French speaker. * Participants must sign the informed consent and they must be affiliated to the social insurance. Exclusion Criteria * Children who have a neurological pathology. * Children who have brain damage or brain-injured * Subject having participated in a biomedical research in three months preceding the inclusion
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de NICE
Nice, 06000, France
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CHU de TOULOUSE
Toulouse, 31059, France
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CHU de TOURS
Tours, 37044, France
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Fondation Lenval
Nice, 06000, France
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