Women Overcoming and Managing Adversity Now (WOMAN) Study

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

In brief

The goal of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of a two therapeutic models designed to enhance women's skills for managing reactive emotions in their current lives as well as to educate them about how using these skills can enhance their personal effectiveness and help them to gain control of post-traumatic stress reactions. The interventions adaptations of a manualized psychotherapy that has shown promise with adults with complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy; TARGET) compared to a supportive group therapy (SGT) that has been found to have modest benefits with women survivors of childhood abuse (Wallis, 2002).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01324765

Run by

UConn Health

People needed

108

Starts

2009-01-01

Expected to finish

2010-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-03-29

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Incarcerated, release not expected within 6 months
• Probable PTSD on PC-PTSD screen and PTSD by CAPS interview

You may not qualify if…

• Clinically significant psychopathy (PCL-SV severe range)
• Unable to comprehend study materials (Mini-Mental Status Exam Orientation, Attention, and Recall sections total score <15).

Where it is running

• York Correctional Institution — Niantic, Connecticut, United States

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