Healing Touch & Guided Imagery for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
May 4, 2011 updated by: Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
Healing Touch and Guided Imagery Intervention in Post-deployment Military Personnel With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
This is a randomized controlled 2 year trial at Camp Pendleton, CA to determine whether a complementary medicine intervention (Healing Touch with Guided Imagery, HT+GI) reduces Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms as compared to treatment as usual (TAU) in returning combat-exposed active duty military with significant PTSD symptoms.
Secondary aims will evaluate the effect of HT and GI on measures of depression, hostility, and general health status in this population.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The study enrolled 123 active duty subjects from the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Southern California with at least one or more symptoms of PTSD .
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
123
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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California
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La Jolla, California, United States, 92037
- Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female or male subjects 18 years or older
- Post-deployment from a combat zone
- Identified by post-deployment health re-assessment to have PTSD symptoms
- Referred by Camp Pendleton
- Subjects who are willing to sign a consent
- Subjects who are willing to participate for the length of the study
Exclusions:
- Female subjects who are now pregnant or nursing
- Subjects who are receiving healing touch or using guided imagery from other sources
- Subjects who have any major health condition that may interfere with participating in this study
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: SINGLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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OTHER: Group A
This group receives 6 Healing Touch & Guided Imagery treatments in addition to standard medical care.
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Healing Touch (HT) is an energy based approach to health and healing. It uses light touch to influence the energy field that surrounds the body, and the energy centers which control the flow of energy to the physical body. HT complements traditional health care and is used together with other approaches to health and healing. Guided Imagery (GI) is a form of focused relaxation used to create harmony between the mind and body. Positive mental imagery can promote relaxation, reduce stress and improve mood as well as alter heart rate, blood pressure and breathing. |
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NO_INTERVENTION: Group B
This group receives standard medical care but NO Healing Touch and Guided Imagery.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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17-item PTSD Checklist (Military)is used to determine the effect of the intervention
Time Frame: After 6 treatments of healing touch and guided imagery
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After 6 treatments of healing touch and guided imagery
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Depression (Beck Depression Inventory)
Time Frame: After 6 treatments of healing touch and guided imagery
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After 6 treatments of healing touch and guided imagery
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Quality of Life (SF36)
Time Frame: After 6 treatments of healing touch and guided imagery
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After 6 treatments of healing touch and guided imagery
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Hostility (Cook-Medley Hostility Inventory)
Time Frame: After 6 treatments of healing touch and guided
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After 6 treatments of healing touch and guided
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Erminia M Guarneri, MD, Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start
July 1, 2008
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
July 1, 2010
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
August 1, 2010
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
May 3, 2011
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
May 4, 2011
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
May 5, 2011
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)
May 5, 2011
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
May 4, 2011
Last Verified
May 1, 2011
More Information
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Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- PTSD_HSC07_4684
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