Status:

RECRUITING

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Lead Sponsor:

Montefiore Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

VA New York Harbor Healthcare System

Weill Medical College Clinical Science Translation Center

Conditions:

PTSD

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial of Trauma-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (TFPP) in comparison with TAU (at the VA) in a 2:1 ratio in 75 Veterans with PTSD who have not responded to standard...

Detailed Description

Veterans with PTSD are a highly vulnerable population with tremendous disability and unmet needs. Few VA patients with PTSD now actually receive evidence-based psychotherapy because current exposure-b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Reporting moderate PTSD, as defined by a CAPS score of \>40
  • Have at least one of the following history with CPT and/or PE:
  • offered and declined
  • dropped out of treatment
  • been determined unsuitable by their treatment team
  • received treatment but continue to experience symptoms meeting entrance criteria.
  • Require stabilization on psychiatric medication for 2 month period prior to entry into study to avoid confounding treatments

Exclusion

  • Presence of SCID-5 assessed psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or substance use that would interfere with trial demands
  • Severe suicidality that would require immediate crisis management
  • Organic mental syndromes, delirium, or unstable medical conditions that would interfere with trial demands
  • Inability to meet trial demands.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 2 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

75 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03755401

Start Date

November 2 2018

End Date

May 1 2027

Last Update

November 6 2025

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VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Manhattan Campus

New York, New York, United States, 10010