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Undersøgelse af virkningerne af et terapeutisk fokus på positive minder på posttraumatisk sundhed
Undersøgelse og forfining af en ny behandling for posttraumatisk stresslidelse: Processing of Positive Memories Technique (PPMT)
Posttraumatisk stresslidelse (PTSD) har ødelæggende helbredsmæssige konsekvenser. Evidensbaserede PTSD-interventioner adresserer den betydelige byrde af PTSD på individers og samfunds sundhed; flere personer, der modtager disse interventioner, falder dog fra, og ikke alle personer oplever bedring af PTSD-symptomer. Desuden er disse nuværende PTSD-interventioner primært rettet mod traumeminder. Navnlig tyder voksende beviser på, at PTSD-symptomer også er relateret til vanskeligheder med at indkode og hente positive minder.
Således vil den foreslåede undersøgelse undersøge effekter af og mål, der ligger til grund for en ny PTSD-teknik med fokus på at fortælle og detaljere positive minder - Processing of Positive Memories Technique (PPMT). Metodisk vil 70 personer blive tilfældigt tildelt PPMT vs. Supportive Counseling (SC) for denne undersøgelse.
Formålet med den foreslåede undersøgelse omfatter (1) at undersøge PPMT's virkninger på PTSD-symptomernes sværhedsgrad og stresssystemers dysregulering (dvs. opvågning af spyt alfa-amylase [sAA] og cortisol); (2) at undersøge mekanismer, der ligger til grund for PPMT's virkninger; og (3) raffinering af PPMT. Det antages, at PPMT-armen vil rapportere større fald i PTSD-sværhedsgrad og sAA/cortisol-forhold. Ydermere antages det, at PPMT-relateret forbedret affekt vil mediere sammenhængen mellem undersøgelsesarm (PPMT vs. SC) og ændringer i PTSD-sværhedsgrad. Til sidst vil der blive indhentet feedback fra undersøgelsens deltagere om PPMTs gennemførlighed, format og indhold for at forfine PPMT.
Den foreslåede undersøgelse kan bidrage med foreløbige beviser på den potentielle betydning af at målrette positive minder i PTSD-interventioner.
Studieoversigt
Status
Betingelser
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Texas
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Denton, Texas, Forenede Stater, 76203
- University of North Texas
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Beskrivelse
Inklusionskriterier:
- 18-65 år
- Villig/i stand til at give informeret samtykke
- Sidste måned DSM-5 posttraumatisk stresslidelse (PTSD) diagnose
- Arbejdskendskab til engelsk
Ekskluderingskriterier:
- Aktive selvmordshensigter eller -forsøg
- Aktiv psykose
- Modtager i øjeblikket mental sundhedsterapi (sidste 3 måneder)
- Dosisændringer i psykiatrisk medicin (seneste 3 måneder)
- I øjeblikket gravid
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Behandling
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Dobbelt
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Aktiv komparator: Processing of Positive Memories Technique (PPMT)
Deltagerne modtager 5 60-minutters behandling af positive erindringer Technique (PPMT) sessioner for PTSD efter behandlingsprocedurerne som beskrevet i PPMT-terapimanualen.
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PPMT består af 5 sessioner med fokus på at identificere og behandle positive minder.
I session 1-5 fortæller deltagerne detaljer om én positiv hukommelse og bearbejder den positive hukommelse for at fremkalde positive værdier, affekt, styrker og tanker.
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Aktiv komparator: Understøttende rådgivning (SC)
Deltagerne modtager 5 60-minutters støttende rådgivning (SC) sessioner.
SC inkluderer en diskussion af den daglige overvågningsdagbog og udforskning af aktuelle spørgsmål og bekymringer.
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SC er en 5-session, aktiv og uspecifik behandling administreret ugentligt, som inkluderer en diskussion af den daglige overvågningsdagbog og udforskning af aktuelle problemer og bekymringer.
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) Scores
Tidsramme: Baseline
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The 20-item self-report PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) assessed past-week posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity.
Response options ranged from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely), with the possible range being from 0 to 80. Higher scores indicate more PTSD symptom severity.
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Baseline
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) Scores
Tidsramme: Week 1 post-baseline during therapy session
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The 20-item self-report PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) assessed past-week posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity.
Response options ranged from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely), with the possible range being from 0 to 80. Higher scores indicate more PTSD symptom severity.
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Week 1 post-baseline during therapy session
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) Scores
Tidsramme: Week 2 post-baseline during therapy session
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The 20-item self-report PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) assessed past-week posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity.
Response options ranged from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely), with the possible range being from 0 to 80. Higher scores indicate more PTSD symptom severity.
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Week 2 post-baseline during therapy session
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) Scores
Tidsramme: Week 3 post-baseline during therapy session
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The 20-item self-report PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) assessed past-week posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity.
Response options ranged from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely), with the possible range being from 0 to 80. Higher scores indicate more PTSD symptom severity.
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Week 3 post-baseline during therapy session
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) Scores
Tidsramme: Week 4 post-baseline during therapy session
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The 20-item self-report PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) assessed past-week posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity.
Response options ranged from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely), with the possible range being from 0 to 80. Higher scores indicate more PTSD symptom severity.
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Week 4 post-baseline during therapy session
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) Scores
Tidsramme: Week 5 post-baseline during therapy session
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The 20-item self-report PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) assessed past-week posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity.
Response options ranged from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely), with the possible range being from 0 to 80. Higher scores indicate more PTSD symptom severity.
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Week 5 post-baseline during therapy session
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) Scores
Tidsramme: 1 week after the last therapy session, at week 6 post-baseline
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The 20-item self-report PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) assessed past-week posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity.
Response options ranged from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely), with the possible range being from 0 to 80. Higher scores indicate more PTSD symptom severity.
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1 week after the last therapy session, at week 6 post-baseline
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) Scores
Tidsramme: 3-months posttreatment completion, at week 18 post-baseline
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The 20-item self-report PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) assessed past-week posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) severity.
Response options ranged from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely), with the possible range being from 0 to 80. Higher scores indicate more PTSD symptom severity.
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3-months posttreatment completion, at week 18 post-baseline
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Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Awakening Salivary Alpha Amylase to Cortisol Ratio
Tidsramme: 3 times each day for 2 consecutive days prior to first therapy session
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Via a passive drool procedure, participants provided 3 whole saliva samples each day for 2 consecutive days both prior to PPMT/SC: (1) immediately upon awakening, (2) 30 minutes post-awakening, and (3) 60 minutes post-awakening.
For each marker, for each day, area under the curve with respect to ground (AUCg) was calculated.
The two-day average AUCg of sAA was then divided by the two-day average AUCg of cortisol to create the ratio variable.
Higher sAA/cortisol ratio indicates greater stress system dysregulation and sympathetic nervous system dominance.
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3 times each day for 2 consecutive days prior to first therapy session
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Awakening Salivary Alpha Amylase to Cortisol Ratio
Tidsramme: 3 times each day for 2 consecutive days after the last therapy session
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Via a passive drool procedure, participants provided 3 whole saliva samples each day for 2 consecutive days one week following PPMT/SC: (1) immediately upon awakening, (2) 30 minutes post-awakening, and (3) 60 minutes post-awakening.
For each marker, for each day, area under the curve with respect to ground (AUCg) was calculated.
The two-day average AUCg of sAA was then divided by the two-day average AUCg of cortisol to create the ratio variable.
Higher sAA/cortisol ratio indicates greater stress system dysregulation and sympathetic nervous system dominance.
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3 times each day for 2 consecutive days after the last therapy session
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Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
Tidsramme: Baseline
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The 20-item Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) examined past-week positive and negative affect levels. There were 10 items for each of the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales, which measure past-week positive and negative affect respectively. Response options ranged from 1 (not at all/very slightly) to 5 (extremely), with the possible range being from 10 to 50 for each subscale. Higher scores mean more self-reported positive affect and negative affect for the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales respectively. |
Baseline
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Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
Tidsramme: Week 1 post-baseline during therapy session
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The 20-item Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) examined past-week positive and negative affect levels. There were 10 items for each of the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales, which measure past-week positive and negative affect respectively. Response options ranged from 1 (not at all/very slightly) to 5 (extremely), with the possible range being from 10 to 50 for each subscale. Higher scores mean more self-reported positive affect and negative affect for the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales respectively. |
Week 1 post-baseline during therapy session
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Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
Tidsramme: Week 2 post-baseline during therapy session
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The 20-item Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) examined past-week positive and negative affect levels. There were 10 items for each of the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales, which measure past-week positive and negative affect respectively. Response options ranged from 1 (not at all/very slightly) to 5 (extremely), with the possible range being from 10 to 50 for each subscale. Higher scores mean more self-reported positive affect and negative affect for the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales respectively. |
Week 2 post-baseline during therapy session
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Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
Tidsramme: Week 3 post-baseline during therapy session
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The 20-item Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) examined past-week positive and negative affect levels. There were 10 items for each of the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales, which measure past-week positive and negative affect respectively. Response options ranged from 1 (not at all/very slightly) to 5 (extremely), with the possible range being from 10 to 50 for each subscale. Higher scores mean more self-reported positive affect and negative affect for the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales respectively. |
Week 3 post-baseline during therapy session
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Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
Tidsramme: Week 4 post-baseline during therapy session
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The 20-item Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) examined past-week positive and negative affect levels. There were 10 items for each of the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales, which measure past-week positive and negative affect respectively. Response options ranged from 1 (not at all/very slightly) to 5 (extremely), with the possible range being from 10 to 50 for each subscale. Higher scores mean more self-reported positive affect and negative affect for the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales respectively. |
Week 4 post-baseline during therapy session
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Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
Tidsramme: Week 5 post-baseline during therapy session
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The 20-item Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) examined past-week positive and negative affect levels. There were 10 items for each of the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales, which measure past-week positive and negative affect respectively. Response options ranged from 1 (not at all/very slightly) to 5 (extremely), with the possible range being from 10 to 50 for each subscale. Higher scores mean more self-reported positive affect and negative affect for the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales respectively. |
Week 5 post-baseline during therapy session
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Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
Tidsramme: 1 week after the last therapy session, at week 6 post-baseline
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The 20-item Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) examined past-week positive and negative affect levels. There were 10 items for each of the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales, which measure past-week positive and negative affect respectively. Response options ranged from 1 (not at all/very slightly) to 5 (extremely), with the possible range being from 10 to 50 for each subscale. Higher scores mean more self-reported positive affect and negative affect for the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales respectively. |
1 week after the last therapy session, at week 6 post-baseline
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Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
Tidsramme: 3-months posttreatment completion, at week 18 post-baseline
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The 20-item Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) examined past-week positive and negative affect levels. There were 10 items for each of the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales, which measure past-week positive and negative affect respectively. Response options ranged from 1 (not at all/very slightly) to 5 (extremely), with the possible range being from 10 to 50 for each subscale. Higher scores mean more self-reported positive affect and negative affect for the PANAS-Positive and PANAS-Negative subscales respectively. |
3-months posttreatment completion, at week 18 post-baseline
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Ateka Contractor, PHD, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Publikationer og nyttige links
Generelle publikationer
- Contractor AA, Blumenthal H, Rosenfield D, Shea MT, Taylor DJ, Fentem A, Vingren JL. Study protocol and rationale for a pilot randomized clinical trial comparing processing of positive memories technique with supportive counseling for PTSD. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 Mar;138:107455. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2024.107455. Epub 2024 Jan 20.
- Rodenbaugh MM, Almeida I, Solakoglu L, Jin L, Contractor AA. Client and therapist experiences with the Processing of Positive Memories Technique (PPMT) in a randomized controlled trial: insights for protocol refinement. Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2026 Dec;17(1):2692887. doi: 10.1080/20008066.2026.2692887. Epub 2026 Jul 29.
- Contractor AA, Rosenfield D, Almeida IM, Wang S, Taylor DJ, Weiss NH, Shea MT. Comparison of the processing of positive memories technique and supportive counseling for posttraumatic stress disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Behav Res Ther. 2026 Aug;203:105087. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2026.105087. Epub 2026 May 19.
Datoer for undersøgelser
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Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Faktiske)
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
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