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Sponsored by: |
Department of Veterans Affairs |
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Information provided by: | Department of Veterans Affairs |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00699660 |
This project will evaluate variations of the inital PTSD C&P interview on the examination process..
Condition | Intervention |
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder |
Behavioral: Clinician Assessment of PTSD Symptoms (CAPS) Behavioral: Nonstructured Interview |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Diagnostic, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Enhancing Equitable and Effective PTSD Disability Assessment |
Estimated Enrollment: | 688 |
Study Start Date: | February 2009 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | March 2010 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | August 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Experimental
PTSD interview using CAPS and WHODAS
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Behavioral: Clinician Assessment of PTSD Symptoms (CAPS)
CAPS/WHODAS structured clinical PTSD interview
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2: Active Comparator
Usual PTSD interview, without CAPS or WHODAS
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Behavioral: Nonstructured Interview
Usual PTSD clinical PTSD interview, not CAPS or SCID
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Our objective is to compare the process and outcomes of C&P exams for PTSD conducted with CAPS and WHODAS-II interviews versus the PTSD exams conducted without the CAPS and WHODAS-II interviews. This project will conduct a randomized controlled trial on 688 veterans to evaluate the effects of the CAPS/WHODAS instruments on the initial PTSD C&P examination process. Study outcomes include variation in assessing the DSM-IV components of PTSD, diagnostic accuracy, veteran perception of the exam process, VBA rater utility and resource utilization. This project will 1) demonstrate the feasibility of conducting program evaluation and intervention studies on the PTSD C&P examination process, 2) develop research tools, instruments and methods for C&P evaluation, 3) provide data on the value-added contribution of CAPS and WHODAS-II to the PTSD assessment process and examination report, and 4) inform the business case of utilizing the CAPS and WHODAS-II in the PTSD C&P process. The ultimate aim is to improve the reproducibility, consistency and validity of the PTSD examination process while maintaining a level of efficiency and cost restraint that provides veterans with an exam process that is fair, accurate and equitable across VHA.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contact: Theodore Speroff, PhD MS PhD | (615) 340-2357 | ted.speroff@va.gov |
Contact: Heather J Davis-Underwood, MPH MBA BA | (615) 340-2354 | heather.davis-underwood@va.gov |
United States, Arkansas | |
Central Arkansas VHS Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Ctr, Little Rock | |
No. Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72114-1706 | |
United States, California | |
VA Palo Alto Health Care System | |
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304-1290 | |
United States, Connecticut | |
VA Connecticut Health Care System (West Haven) | |
West Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06516 | |
United States, Louisiana | |
Southeast Veterans Healthcare System, New Orleans | |
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70112 | |
United States, Massachusetts | |
VA Medical Center | |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02130 | |
United States, Michigan | |
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit | |
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201 | |
United States, Minnesota | |
VA Medical Center | |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417 | |
United States, New Mexico | |
New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque | |
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87108-5153 | |
United States, Tennessee | |
VA Medical Center | |
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37212-2637 | |
VA Medical Center, Memphis | |
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38104 | |
United States, Texas | |
VA South Texas Health Care System, San Antonio | |
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229 | |
United States, Wisconsin | |
Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee | |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53295-1000 |
Principal Investigator: | Theodore Speroff, PhD MS PhD | Department of Veterans Affairs |
Responsible Party: | Department of Veterans Affairs ( Speroff, Theodore - Principal Investigator ) |
Study ID Numbers: | SDR 06-331 |
Study First Received: | June 12, 2008 |
Last Updated: | November 24, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00699660 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Disability Examination Clinician Administered PTSD Scale Quality of Care |
Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Stress Disorders, Traumatic |
Pathologic Processes Disease |