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| Sponsored by: |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Information provided by: | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00607815 |
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) versus Present Centered Therapy (PCT) for male OEF/OIF veterans with combat related PTSD.
| Condition | Intervention |
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PTSD |
Behavioral: Cognitive Processing Therapy Behavioral: Present Centered Therapy |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
| Official Title: | A Comparison of CPT vs PCT for Veterans |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 80 |
| Study Start Date: | September 2008 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | October 2011 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | June 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Active Comparator
Cognitive Processing Therapy
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Behavioral: Cognitive Processing Therapy
CPT is a highly structured protocol in which the client learns the skill of recognizing and challenging dysfunctional cognitions, first about the worst traumatic event and then later with regard to the meaning of the events for current beliefs about self and others.
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2: Active Comparator
Present Centered Therapy
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Behavioral: Present Centered Therapy
Present centered therapy is a supportive counseling model developed by Drs. Foa and Shea.The treatment is called "present centered therapy" to 1) emphasize the need to focus on the participant's current life and 2) to conceptualize the problems as being caused by PTSD, and in some cases they may have been present for a long period of time. The treatment makes a connection between PTSD and current problems thus making it a more realistic PTSD treatment and still allowing PCT to control for nonspecific therapeutic factors
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The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) versus Present Centered Therapy (PCT) for male OEF/OIF veterans with combat related PTSD.
CPT has been shown to be effective in treating trauma survivors in several treatment outcome studies, but utility with veterans has only been examined with male veterans in one small pilot study. In addition CPT has never been compared to a treatment as usual or supportive psychotherapy condition to control for the specific and nonspecific elements of treatment. Although Cognitive Processing Therapy is one of the main treatment modalities at several VA's, including Cincinnati, it has never been compared to PCT, nor has it been used in a large, randomized study of male OEF/OIF veterans. It is hypothesized that individual receiving CPT will show a larger reduction in posttraumatic stress disorder and related symptoms than those individuals receiving PCT.
All male OEF/OIF veterans will be screened for their appropriateness for the study by phone screen and then by an assessment technician. The veteran will be assessed at pre, post, 3-month, and 1-year follow-up. The veteran will be paid $50 for each assessment. The assessment technicians will be blind to the participant's condition. CPT is a 12 week long individual psychotherapy treatment shown to be effective at reducing PTSD and related symptoms for survivors of various types of traumas, including combat. PCT is a supportive counseling treatment that has been utilized as an alternative to waitlist control in VA cooperative studies of PTSD.
Eligibility
| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 75 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Male |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Kathleen Chard, PhD | (513) 861-3100 ext 6741 | kathleen.chard@va.gov |
| Contact: Ryan Faulkner, PsyD | (859) 572-6238 | Ryan.Faulkner@va.com |
| United States, Ohio | |||||
| VA Medical Center, Cincinnati | |||||
| Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45220 | |||||
| Principal Investigator: | Kathleen Chard, PhD | Cincinnati VA Medical Center |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Department of Veterans Affairs ( Chard, Kathleen - Principal Investigator ) |
| Study ID Numbers: | MHBA-007-07F |
| First Received: | February 4, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | July 9, 2008 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00607815 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
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