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Optimizing Treatment Response in VA Specialized Intensive/Inpatient PTSD Programs

NCT03533608 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 39

Last updated 2023-07-25

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Summary

Prolonged Exposure therapy (PE) is a first-line treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder; however few VA patients receive this treatment. One of the barriers to PE receipt is that this treatment is only available in an individual (one-on-one) format, whereas many VA mental health clinics provide the majority of their psychotherapy services in group format. In particular, PTSD residential rehabilitation programs (RRTPs) offer most programming in group format. Thus, the current study was designed to pilot test a group format of PE in RRTPs.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Group PE

Participants will engage in twelve 90-minute sessions of Group PE over the course of 6 weeks. Treatment consists of psychoeducation, rationale for treatment, and in vivo exposure to reduce trauma-related avoidance and thereby improve PTSD symptoms.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Rebecca Kaufman Sripada, PhD MS · VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-01
Primary Completion
2020-03-15
Completion
2020-03-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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