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Evaluation of Telehealth Interventions for Post-Trauma Stress

NCT00350584 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2011-07-29

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Summary

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is very prevalent within the veteran population and is associated with decreased quality of life and an increased risk of developing other psychiatric and physical illnesses. The overarching objective of the proposed study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two telehealth treatment conditions in promoting healing within a population of veterans with full or partial PTSD. In particular, we are targeting newly returned veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts. Specifically, we are comparing the relative efficacy of an alternative therapeutic approach, a Mindfulness based treatment, with a Psychoeducation treatment in reducing symptoms of PTSD and more generalized psychiatric symptoms, while increasing quality of life. Of note, both treatment conditions will consist of two in-person sessions and six brief weekly telephone calls. Participants will be 58 veterans (29 per condition) recruited from the VA Boston Healthcare System. Assessment will occur before and after the delivery of the intervention. We hypothesize that while both treatments will result in improved outcomes, the Mindfulness intervention will promote more healing than the Psychoeducation intervention. Results from this project will help further our understanding of the role of mindfulness in treating PTSD, particularly in those veterans who are returning from deployment.

Conditions

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness Telehealth Intervention

Two in-person sessions and six telephone sessions with a therapist. Focus is on learning mindfulness skills.

BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducation Telehealth Intervention

Two in-person sessions and six telephone sessions with a therapist. Focus is on education about PTSD.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Samueli Institute for Information Biology

    collaborator OTHER

  • VA Boston Healthcare System

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Barbara L Niles, Ph.D. · VA Boston Healthcare System

  • Amy K Silberbogen, Ph.D. · VA Boston Healthcare System

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-02-28
Primary Completion
2008-04-30
Completion
2008-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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