RecruitingPhase 1NCT06630884

Inflammatory Challenge and Fear

Inflammatory Challenge and Fear Extinction: A Model to Enhance Understanding of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder


Sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Enrollment

288 participants

Start Date

Mar 28, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this study is to learn if short-term changes in the immune system alter how we process information and experience fear. The main questions it aims to answer are: Do people who receive typhoid vaccine respond differently than those who receive a placebo saline vaccine? Do people who receive typhoid vaccine experience changes in how they think and feel? Participants will: Attend four appointments at the San Francisco VA Health Care System; Receive typhoid vaccine or placebo at one of the visits; Have their physiological responding measured while listening to sounds; Complete questionnaires and psychological tests.


Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 60 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is exploring how inflammation in the body — triggered by a safe typhoid vaccine injection — affects fear responses and emotional processing in people who have experienced trauma, with or without PTSD. This research may help explain why some trauma survivors develop PTSD and others do not. **You may be eligible if...** - You are between 18 and 60 years old - You have experienced a traumatic event - You either currently have PTSD or have experienced trauma without developing PTSD **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have a medical contraindication to the typhoid vaccine - You have any condition associated with chronic inflammation - You are pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next three months Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BIOLOGICALTyphoid VI Polysaccharide Vaccine Injectable Solution

Salmonella typhi capsular polysaccharide vaccine (Typhoid Vi Polysaccharide Vaccine): Each dose of 0.5ml Salmonella typhi capsular polysaccharide vaccine (Sanofi Pasteur, SA) is formulated to contain 25μg of purified Vi polysaccharide in a colorless isotonic phosphate buffered saline (pH 7±0.3), 4.150mg of sodium chloride, 0.065mg of disodium phosphate, 0.023mg of monosodium phosphate and 0.5ml of sterile water for injection. It is indicated for use by humans aged 2 years and older for protection against typhoid fever.

OTHERSaline Placebo (0.5mL injection)

The placebo injection will consist of 0.5mL of saline.


Locations(1)

San Francisco VA Health Care System

San Francisco, California, United States

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