Actively Recruiting
Open Trial of Trauma-focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for People Living With HIV and PTSD
Led by Montefiore Medical Center · Updated on 2025-06-08
20
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
100 weeks
Total Duration
On this page
Sponsors
M
Montefiore Medical Center
Lead Sponsor
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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
People living with HIV (PLWH) have a higher rate of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis than the general population. Comorbid PTSD is also associated with negative HIV-related health outcomes. Unfortunately, little outcome research has examined the usefulness of PTSD treatments for PTSD. This pilot study adapts for PLWH a non-exposure based psychotherapy for PTSD focused on reflecting on one's emotions and relationships and understanding and working through how trauma may have disrupted them. The study team is interested in better understanding the needs of PLWH with PTSD, learning whether PLWH with PTSD find this treatment acceptable and helpful, and beginning to understand the relationship between HIV-related health factors (e.g., inflammation and stress biology) and PTSD, and how these health factors may improve during treatment.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Open Trial of Trauma-focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy for People Living With HIV and PTSD
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of PTSD based on DSM-5 with a severity score of 25 or higher on the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale
- Confirmed HIV diagnosis by medical records or testing
- Stable psychiatric or psychotropic medication use for at least 2 months and ongoing during treatment
You will not qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of psychosis
- Diagnosis of bipolar I disorder
- Acute suicidality
- Current substance use disorder
- Organic mental syndrome or intellectual disability
- Unstable medical conditions not related to HIV
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Bronx, New York, United States, 10461
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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John R Keefe, PhD
CONTACT
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Barbara L Milrod, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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