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Strength at Home Couples Program (PTSD-Focused Relationship Enhancement Therapy for Returning Veterans)

NCT00827879 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 156

Last updated 2017-07-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the project is to develop and test a couples-based relationship enhancement group intervention for married or partnered Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF)/Operation New Dawn (OND) veterans to prevent the perpetration of intimate partner aggression (IPA) among participants.

Conditions

  • Aggression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Strength at Home Couples Group

A multiple site randomized trial will compare 10 sessions of PF-RET to 10 sessions of a supportive group therapy. PF-RET focuses on 1) deployment stress and traumatic experiences impacting intimate relationships; 2) communication between intimate partners; 3) conflict and anger management; and 4) closeness and intimacy.

BEHAVIORAL

Supportive Group Therapy

A general support group designed to enhance support for healthy relationship building.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Casey T Taft, Ph.D. · National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System

  • Suzannah Creech, PhD · Providence VA Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-02-28
Primary Completion
2014-10-31
Completion
2014-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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