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Estradiol and Intrusive Memories

Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Summary

The aim of the current project is to investigate the impact of 3mg of oral estradiol valerate on the formation of intrusive memories after analog trauma. A well-established stress-film paradigm will be used to induce intrusive symptoms in healthy participants. In a double-blind placebo-controlled study, the impact of oral estradiol on intrusive symptoms during and immediately after exposure to a trauma film will be examined. The primary hypothesis is that exogenous oral estradiol will decrease the number of intrusive memories recorded in the four days following experimental trauma compared with placebo controls. This project will contribute to the current understanding of intrusive memory formation in PTSD and may guide the development of future pharmacological preventions.

Official title: The Effect of Estradiol on the Acquisition and Consolidation of Trauma-Associated Memories

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