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- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03933059
Suicide and Trauma Reduction Initiative Among VEterans (STRIVE)
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Cognitive behavioral treatments tend to be the most highly efficacious treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is one such treatment that has garnered a significant amount of empirical support, with a recent metaanalysis showing it was among the most effective treatments for PTSD (Watts et al., 2013). Despite its efficacy, many military personnel and veterans with PTSD will not receive CPT (or other recommended treatments) for a variety of reasons. It is possible that adapting CPT from its traditional weekly or biweekly format might both enhance the provision of CPT and reduce barriers to treatment. Specifically, treatment that is compressed into a relatively shorter window may be easier for service members and veterans to complete.
In light of these possibilities, the National Center for Veterans Studies (NCVS) at The University of Utah created the R&R program, an intensive, two-week treatment program for service members and veterans diagnosed with PTSD in partnership with the National Ability Center (NAC), a nonprofit recreational and adaptive sports center located in Park City, Utah. The R&R Program provides CPT in a format designed to circumvent logistical barriers to care and to maximize treatment completion. Preliminary results from 20 service members or veterans who have completed the program show that approximately 70% no longer met criteria for PTSD after completing the program, and suicide ideation decreased significantly (Bryan et al., 2018). Treatment gains during R&R were superior to those found in CPT randomized trials.
The present study seeks to build and broaden current research on CPT. First, it will directly compare the effectiveness of traditional 12-session weekly outpatient CPT against intensive, daily delivery of CPT over 12 days. Second, it will test whether the use of recreational activities improves intensive care by comparing intensive treatment at the NAC with recreational activities against intensive treatment in Salt Lake City without recreational activities. Finally, it will provide important data on the long-term effects of treatment, by assessing PTSD, depression, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors at posttreatment, and 6, 12, and 24 months posttreatment.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Utah
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112
- University of Utah
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older;
- Current or prior service in the U.S. military;
- Currently meet criteria for a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (as determined by the CAPS-5);
- Be able to complete the informed consent process.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current substance dependence disorder;
- Severe suicide ideation during the past two weeks (as determined by the BSSI and clinical interview) warranting hospitalization;
- Suicide attempt during the previous three months;
- Impaired mental status that precludes ability to provide informed consent (e.g., intoxication, psychosis, mania).
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Active Comparator: R&R Park City, Utah
This group will receive 12 daily individual sessions of CPT at the National Ability Center in Park City, Utah.
They will also participate in daily recreational activities.
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Cognitive Processing Therapy is a primarily cognitive form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which has been shown to be effective at reducing symptoms of PTSD.
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Active Comparator: R&R Salt Lake City, Utah
This group will receive 12 daily individual sessions of CPT at the National Center for Veterans Studies located on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Cognitive Processing Therapy is a primarily cognitive form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which has been shown to be effective at reducing symptoms of PTSD.
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Active Comparator: Weekly Treatment Salt Lake City, Utah
This group will receive 12 individual sessions of CPT on a weekly basis at the National Center for Veterans Studies located on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Cognitive Processing Therapy is a primarily cognitive form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which has been shown to be effective at reducing symptoms of PTSD.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in PTSD symptom severity since baseline measured by the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale
Time Frame: Past month symptoms, assessed within a month of completing treatment, and 6-months, 12-months, 18-months, and 24 months after completing treatment
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Interviewer administered measure to determine the severity of PTSD.
Items are summed to create a total score (Range: 0-80) where higher scores indicate greater symptom severity.
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Past month symptoms, assessed within a month of completing treatment, and 6-months, 12-months, 18-months, and 24 months after completing treatment
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Change in PTSD symptom severity since baseline measured by the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale
Time Frame: Past week symptoms, assessed the last day of treatment for those completing the two week treatment retreats
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Interviewer administered measure to determine the severity of PTSD.
Items are summed to create a total score (Range: 0-80) where higher scores indicate greater symptom severity.
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Past week symptoms, assessed the last day of treatment for those completing the two week treatment retreats
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in suicidal thoughts and behaviors since baseline measured by the Scale for Suicidal Ideation
Time Frame: Past week symptoms, assessed within a month of completing treatment, and 6-months, 12-months, 18-months, and 24 months after completing treatment
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Self-report assessment of severity of suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Items are summed (range: 0-63) and higher scores indicate greater suicide severity.
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Past week symptoms, assessed within a month of completing treatment, and 6-months, 12-months, 18-months, and 24 months after completing treatment
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Change in depression symptom severity since baseline measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire
Time Frame: Past two week symptoms, assessed within a month of completing treatment, and 6-months, 12-months, 18-months, and 24 months after completing treatment
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Self-report assessment of depression symptom severity.
Items are summed (range: 0-27) and higher scores indicate greater depression symptom severity.
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Past two week symptoms, assessed within a month of completing treatment, and 6-months, 12-months, 18-months, and 24 months after completing treatment
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Collaborators and Investigators
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 300841
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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