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Open Trial of Behavioral Activation and Social Engagement (BASE) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

NCT03191760 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 27

Last updated 2023-11-18

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Summary

The purpose of the study is to see if "Behavioral Activation and Social Engagement for PTSD" (BASE for PTSD), an individual therapy for PTSD, will help Veterans with PTSD 1) through improved understanding of how PTSD affects them, 2) by reducing ways in which they avoid meaningful activity due to PTSD, 3) by enabling them to do more of the things they really care about, and 4) by improving, strengthening, and building up their social supports.

Conditions

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Activation

Participants will be asked to attend 6 in-person or phone-mediated therapy sessions lasting approximately 45 minutes per session, to be held in Primary Care settings. Content of therapy sessions includes education about PTSD symptoms, discussion of the role of avoidance in maintaining PTSD symptoms, self-monitoring homework to identify links between activity level and emotions, and homework designed to increase engagement in valued activities, with a focus on increasing social contact and support. If relevant, participants will be instructed in basic communication skills, social skills, and relaxation skills.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Puget Sound Health Care System

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Tracy Simpson, PhD · Research Scientist

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-06-08
Primary Completion
2020-02-18
Completion
2020-02-18

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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