Actively Recruiting
Treatment of Chronic Anger and Aggression Following Military-Related Betrayal
Led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · Updated on 2026-04-01
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
93 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
T
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Lead Sponsor
U
United States Department of Defense
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a treatment designed to deal with anger and aggression from a past betrayal will work. The study will be done on active duty military service members and veterans aged 18 or older. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Will participants be satisfied with the treatment, and is the treatment feasible to do in a military outpatient setting * Will the treatment help with anger and aggression issues. Researchers will compare differences in groups that have different wait times (2-, 3-, or 4-weeks). Participants will complete surveys before, during and after the treatment. The treatment will be 14 modules given twice a week. About 1 month after treatment ends, surveys will be taken again.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Treatment of Chronic Anger and Aggression Following Military-Related Betrayal
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adult active duty military service members and veterans aged 18 or older.
- History of military-related betrayal as indicated on the Modified Moral Injury Questionnaire.
- Problematic anger in the past month with a score of 12 or above on the Dimensions of Anger Reactions (DAR-5).
- At least one self-reported act of aggression in the past month based on the Overt Aggression Scale-Modified (OAS-M).
You will not qualify if you...
- Participation in anger management or trauma-focused intervention within the past 3 months.
- Acute suicidality requiring immediate intervention such as hospitalization.
- Current homicidal intent with plans to harm a specific person requiring immediate intervention.
- Moderate to severe brain injury affecting ability to understand consent or assessments.
- Severe alcohol use with a score of 19 or above on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT).
- Experiencing active psychosis or mania as identified by screening questionnaires.
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) at Fort Cavazos
Fort Cavazos, Texas, United States, 76554
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Vanessa Jacoby, PhD
CONTACT
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Alan Peterson, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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