Status:
UNKNOWN
Delivery of Self Training and Education for Stressful Situations-Telephone Version
Lead Sponsor:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Collaborating Sponsors:
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
United States Department of Defense
Conditions:
PTSD
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study will evaluate a telephone-delivered cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy intervention designed for primary care treatment of combat-exposed service members with PTSD. The investigators will a...
Detailed Description
This is a randomized controlled trial that will compare DESTRESS-T to Optimized Usual Care (OUC). Optimized Usual Care is usual primary care PTSD treatment, plus a telephone care management program th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age\>18 years
- DSM-IV diagnosis of PTSD (derived from the CAPS) due to combat in OIF/OEF deployment
- Active duty personnel
Exclusion
- Active suicidal or violent ideation within the past two months as assessed by the MINI and a supplementary form developed by the project team (see Appendices)
- Current participation in any active psychotherapy (e.g., psychoanalysis, CBT) for mood, anxiety or substance use disorders (as determined via service member self report and/or check of medical record)
- Recurrent PTSD treatment failure in psychotherapy, as determined via consensus of study team members (Dr. Charles Engel, Dr. Brett Litz, and Dr. Kristie Gore)
- Current alcohol dependence, as assessed by MINI
- Acute psychosis, psychotic episode, or psychotic disorder diagnosis within the past year, as assessed by the MINI
- Currently on an antipsychotic or mood-stabilizing agent for bipolar disorder or any disorder with psychotic features, as determined by medical record and/or self report
- Unstable administration schedule or dosing of any antidepressant, anxiolytic, or sedative-hypnotic (i.e., will exclude for any related medication changes in the month prior to randomization), as determined by medical record or service member self report
- Acute or unstable physical illness based on the judgment of the patient's primary care clinician and the study team.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
91 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01502449
Start Date
January 1 2012
End Date
January 1 2014
Last Update
January 12 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Fort Benning - Martin Army Community Hospital
Columbus, Georgia, United States, 31905