Enhancing Emotion Regulation During Driving in OEF/OIF Veterans

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Driving Distress Secondary to Trauma During Deployment

In brief

Many U.S. military personnel are returning from Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) deployments with histories of trauma while driving in military vehicles. The proposed project aims to develop and test a rehabilitative technology aimed at enhancing emotion regulation and reducing operator-related risk during civilian driving.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01336764

Run by

Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research

People needed

22

Starts

2011-04-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-16

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Driving-related distress secondary to conditions of OEF/OIF deployment
• Possesses valid driver's license
• Owns vehicle registered in his/her name
• Vehicle currently insured in his/her name
• Drives regularly (e.g. to regularly scheduled activities such as work or school)
• Drives to all driving rehabilitation appointments

You may not qualify if…

• Any moving violations since discharge from the military
• Any central nervous system injury or disease
• Psychotic disorder and/or any psychotic signs or symptoms
• Current alcohol or substance abuse/dependence (required answer: "yes" or "no", only)
• Severe Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (as indicated by a PTSD Checklist (PCL) score greater than 60)
• Severe Depression(as indicated by a Beck Depression Inventory-II score greater than 28)
• Amputation or restricted mobility of any limb

Where it is running

• VA Palo Alto Health Care System — Palo Alto, California, United States

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