Variable-length Cognitive Processing Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

In brief

The primary goal of this study is to improve the overall efficacy of cognitive processing therapy-cognitive-only version (CPT-C) in a sample of 130 active-duty service members through a variable length treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02313818

Run by

Duke University

People needed

130

Starts

2015-06-01

Expected to finish

2018-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-01-16

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Adult male and female combat veterans who deployed in support of combat operations following 9/11
• Diagnosis of PTSD determined by a Clinician-Administered Posttraumatic Stress Scale (CAPS-5)
• Speak and read English

You may not qualify if…

• Current suicide or homicide risk meriting crisis intervention.
• Active psychosis.
• Moderate to severe brain damage (as determined by the inability to comprehend the baseline screening questionnaires).
• Local availability of fewer than 5 months
• Late-phase Med Board status, awaiting percentages
• Undergoing a chapter

Where it is running

• Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center — Fort Hood, Texas, United States

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