- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00495027
Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Victims of Mass Violence
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Because resources are often scarce in the aftermath of disasters, a useful mental health intervention is one that is effective, feasible, rapidly available, and efficiently delivered to the largest proportion of affected individuals possible. In terms of treating PTSD in other trauma contexts, there is considerable evidence that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) procedures are effective at reducing the array of PTSD symptoms. Overall, the available evidence points to the theoretical and empirical justification for using Prolonged Exposure (PE) and Stress Inoculation Training (SIT), two components of CBT, with patients presenting with PTSD. A practical limitation of available studies is that they are limited to individually administered therapy contexts that typically require between 8 and 12 sessions delivered in a specialty mental health care-setting. The labor-intensive nature of these therapies represents a significant obstacle to provision of therapy to potentially thousands of individuals suffering PTSD in the context of mass violence events.
The major aim of this project is to evaluate an abbreviated format of SIT that aims to provide effective self/stress-management skills to individuals with PTSD. The rationale behind this intervention is that with appropriate and intensive therapist input during a single session of therapy, supplemented systematically with self-paced and self-directed homework, promoted, prompted, and monitored via a specialized web-site and augmented by therapist feedback and guidance delivered via the web, primary care patients with PTSD stemming from mass violence can benefit from the strategies that have demonstrated efficacy in reducing PTSD symptoms. Survivors of the Pentagon attack on 9/11 who present at primary care clinics that serve the Pengaton are randomly assigned to SIT or a supportive counseling control group. Patients' compliance and symptoms are monitored on the web and via clinical interview.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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District of Columbia
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 20307
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Sufficient proximity to the September 11, 2001 Pentagon attack and its aftermath, including rescue and clean-up activities (at least two items endorsed on the exposure checklist, see the checklist on page 6 of the attached Rapid protocol)
- At least one re-experiencing symptom rated as "severe" on the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Substance dependent
- Current suicidal ideation
- History of psychotic disorder
- Inadequate comprehension of English
- Evidence of PTSD or depression immediately prior to the attack
- Currently receiving psychological/psychiatric treatment.
- Marked dissociative presentation.
- Grossly inadequate social supports
- Mental retardation and cognitive impairment
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Prevention
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
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PTSD Symptom Scale
Time Frame: 6 months
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6 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Brett T Litz, Ph.D., Boston University
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- R01MH066589-02 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
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