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A Self-Management Program for Completers of Trauma-Focused Therapy for PTSD

NCT03225859 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2021-02-08

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Summary

Veterans who complete trauma-focused therapies (TFTs) report improvements in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, quality of life, and social and role functioning. However, many also report uncertainty regarding their ability to maintain and build upon progress made during TFTs following the end of treatment. Veterans who recently completed a course of TFT believe the likelihood of their ongoing success would be bolstered by mental health services that support additional practice and reinforcement of skills learned in TFT. Currently no evidence-based approach for post-TFT care exists; however, Veterans' reported treatment needs are well-suited to a therapist-assisted self-management approach. The objective of this project is to complete Stage 1 (intervention refinement and piloting) of the Stage Model of Treatment Development for a post-TFT therapist-assisted self-management program designed to help Veterans maintain or build upon gains made in TFT, increase self-efficacy for managing their PTSD symptoms, and enhance community engagement. The aims of the project are to: 1) Refine a self-management treatment protocol through eliciting feedback from experienced TFT providers on a draft of the self-management program, 2) Conduct a pilot open trial to assess the acceptability and feasibility of the self-management program, and 3) Explore the effects of the program on Veterans' confidence in managing their PTSD and Veterans' functioning, quality of life, community engagement, and mental health symptoms.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Self-Management Program

This therapist-assisted self-management program will increase Veterans' self-efficacy for managing their PTSD, enable the maintenance or building upon gains made in trauma-focused therapy, and encourage engagement in meaningful activities. Patients will have four contacts with their providers over the ten weeks following trauma-focused therapy completion. The intervention will help patients: 1)self-monitor symptoms, 2) continue to practice skills learned in trauma-focused therapy, 3) acquire and apply additional coping skills, 4) engage in meaningful activities, and 5) set goals

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Boston Healthcare System

    collaborator FED

  • Syracuse VA Medical Center

    collaborator FED

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Shannon M. Kehle-Forbes, PhD · Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-11-05
Primary Completion
2020-02-17
Completion
2020-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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