Breaking the Cycle IV: Military PTSD (MPTSD) Treatment Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: PTSD, Anger, Aggression

In brief

The study will compare the efficacy of Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy (TARGET) vs. the best validated psychotherapy for adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Prolonged Exposure (PE). Male military personnel and veterans suffering with PTSD and problems with anger after returning from military service in Afghanistan (Operation Emerging Freedom, OEF) and/or Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom, OIF) will be participants. The goal is to determine if a present-centered psychotherapy that teaches skills for emotion regulation and does not require re-telling of traumatic memories is as efficacious as the trauma memory-focused PE psychotherapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01228539

Run by

UConn Health

People needed

31

Starts

2010-01-01

Expected to finish

2012-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-05-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• be a returning OEF/OIF military personnel or veteran
• have experienced PTSD for the past month
• have experienced anger and at least one act of aggression in the last month
• be mentally able to provide a valid consent

You may not qualify if…

• currently be danger of suicide
• currently abusing alcohol or other substances
• been in an inpatient psychiatric or addiction treatment program in the past month

Where it is running

• University of Connecticut Health Center — Farmington, Connecticut, United States

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