Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Sexual Assault

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

In brief

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a brief cognitive behavioral therapy, administered by community agencies, for the treatment of patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00057629

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

187

Starts

2002-01-01

Expected to finish

2009-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-11-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 67. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• DSM-IV criteria for PTSD at least 12 weeks after sexual assault
• PTSD symptoms that result from sexual assault and not from another traumatic experience

You may not qualify if…

• DSM-IV criteria for schizophrenia or delusional disorder
• Unstable bipolar disorder, depression with psychotic features, or depression severe enough to require immediate psychiatric treatment. Clients who are medicated and still meet current criteria for these disorders will be excluded.
• Substance dependence
• Continued intimate relationship with the assailant

Where it is running

• Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Women Organized Against Rape (WOAR) — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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