Mind-Body Skills Groups for the Treatment of War Zone Stress in Military and Veteran Populations
A Randomized Controlled Study of Mind-Body Skills Groups for Treatment of War Zone Stress in Military and Veteran Populations
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Tilmelding
Fase
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Louisiana
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New Orleans, Louisiana, Forenede Stater, 70112
- Southeast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- having experienced a deployment-related criterion A stressor and reporting post deployment stress symptoms which include: clinically diagnosed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or subthreshold PTSD symptoms
- comorbid conditions may also include mild traumatic brain injury, or clinically significant levels of depression or anxiety.
Exclusion Criteria:
- current uncontrolled psychotic or bipolar disorder
- significant cognitive impairment
- moderate or severe TBI
- substance dependence
- suicidal or homicidal ideation
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)
Antal våben
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / ArmDeltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlingIntervention / Behandling |
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Aktiv komparator: Standard behandling
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May include individual or group psychotherapy consisting of cognitive behavioral therapy or present-centered (i.e.
unrelated to mindfulness) psychotherapy as well as medication management.
Medications for depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders are the most commonly used in standard treatment.
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Eksperimentel: Mind-Body Skills Groups
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The mind-body skills group program teaches participants how to do meditation, guided imagery, breathing techniques, and biofeedback.
These mind-body techniques are taught and practiced in small groups of 8 to 10 people and also contain an element of social support.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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PTSD checklist - military version
Tidsramme: Baseline; 12 weeks; 20 weeks
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The PTSD checklist contains 17 items corresponding to the DSM-IV criteria for PTSD.
Past month symptom severity is indicated using a 5 point scale.
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Baseline; 12 weeks; 20 weeks
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2
Tidsramme: Baseline;12 weeks; 20 weeks
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This is a 57 item consisting of a 4 point scale that measures the intensity of anger as an emotional state at a particular time (State Anger) and how often angry feelings are experienced over time as a personality trait (Trait Anger).
There are 4 additional subscales which measure the outward expression of anger (Anger Expression-Out), holding or suppressing angry feelings (Anger Expression-In); controlling angry feelings by preventing the outward expression of anger (Anger Control-Out); and controlling anger feeling by calming down (Anger Control-In)
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Baseline;12 weeks; 20 weeks
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The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Tidsramme: Baseline;12 weeks; 20 weeks
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This 9 item questionnaire using a 4 point scale measures seven areas of sleep: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual seep efficiency, sleep disturbances, use of sleep medication, and daytime dysfunction.
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Baseline;12 weeks; 20 weeks
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The Patient Health Questionnaire-9
Tidsramme: Baseline;12 weeks; 20 weeks
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The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 is a 9 item self-report measure and is a widely used screening tool for depression.
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Baseline;12 weeks; 20 weeks
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State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
Tidsramme: Baseline; 12 weeks; 20 weeks
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The State anxiety subscale will be used.
It has 20 questions and uses a 4 point scale.
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Baseline; 12 weeks; 20 weeks
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The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory
Tidsramme: Baseline;12 weeks; 20 weeks
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The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory measures positive change that people can experience when they have been in a traumatic situation.
It is a 21 item self report scale that includes five subscales: relating to others, new possibilities, personal strength, spiritual challenge, and appreciation of life.
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Baseline;12 weeks; 20 weeks
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The Medical Outcomes Study Short Form SF-36
Tidsramme: Baseline; 12 weeks; 20 weeks
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The SF-36 has 36 questions and measures functional status in eight dimensions: physical functioning, social functioning, role functioning-physical, role functioning-emotional, vitality, mental health, bodily pain, and general health perception.
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Baseline; 12 weeks; 20 weeks
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The Inventory of Functional Impairment
Tidsramme: Baseline;12 weeks; 20 weeks
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The Inventory of Functional Impairment is an 87-item self-report measure designed to assess multiple dimensions of functional impairment experienced by active duty service members and veterans.
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Baseline;12 weeks; 20 weeks
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Samarbejdspartnere
Samarbejdspartnere
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Primær færdiggørelse
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
- Psykiske lidelser
- Patologiske processer
- Hjernesygdomme
- Sygdomme i centralnervesystemet
- Sygdomme i nervesystemet
- Stemningsforstyrrelser
- Sår og skader
- Kraniocerebralt traume
- Traumer, nervesystemet
- Traumer og stressor-relaterede lidelser
- Stresslidelser, traumatiske
- Depressiv lidelse
- Sygdom
- Hjerneskader
- Angstlidelser
- Stresslidelser, posttraumatisk
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 08144040
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