Present- Versus Past-focused Therapy for PTSD and Substance Use Disorder

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Substance Use Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder

In brief

This study compares Creating Change, a new past-focused behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)/substance use disorder (SUD), to Seeking Safety, an evidence-based present-focused behavioral therapy for PTSD/SUD.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01274741

Run by

VA Boston Healthcare System

People needed

52

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2015-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-05-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) criteria for current PTSD and current substance use disorder
• Have used a substance in the 60 days prior to intake
• Outpatient
• Plan to stay in Boston for the next 6 months
• If on psychiatric medication, are on a stable regimen for at least 4 weeks prior to participation in the study
• Have a stable mailing address and live nearby enough to come to VA Boston for treatment
• Able to sign informed consent
• Willing to participate in all assessments and urine testing
• Willing to provide a release of information for study staff to contact treaters as needed for clinical concerns

You may not qualify if…

• Any current acute medical condition that would either interfere with the patient's ability to attend treatment, or would be of such severity as to affect the patient's psychological functioning
• Current bipolar I disorder, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, mental retardation, or organic mental disorder
• Any obvious clinical sign that the patient is not sufficiently stable to participate in the treatment, or notification by the patient's primary providers that participation would be contraindicated
• Dangerousness that would present a threat to staff or patients (e.g., history of assault within the past 6 months)
• The patient is mandated to treatment

Where it is running

• VA Boston Healthcare System — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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