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The Effect of Reducing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms on Cardiovascular Risk

NCT02736929 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 112

Last updated 2024-04-17

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Summary

Some individuals who are exposed to traumatic events experience both psychological and cardiovascular changes that affect their health and well-being. The purpose of this study is to learn more about how reducing the psychological symptoms (such as those that occur with posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD) affects cardiovascular systems that regulate heart and blood pressure.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Processing Therapy - Cognitive

CPT-C is a brief cognitive behavioral treatment for PTSD. It consists of 2 hours of therapy each week for 6 weeks (i.e., two sessions).

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Lana Watkins, Ph.D. · Duke University

  • Jean C. Beckham, Ph.D. · Duke University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-04-30
Primary Completion
2021-07-20
Completion
2021-07-20

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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