Intensive Weekend Retreat Multi-Couple Group Therapy for PTSD

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: PTSD

In brief

The purpose of this study is to test an intensive, multi-couple group version of a couple therapy for PTSD delivered to active duty Service Members or Veterans with PTSD and their romantic partners in a single weekend retreat. The study will be conducted on or near Fort Hood in Kileen, Texas. Twenty-four couples will be treated with this therapy and assessed immediately before treatment, 1 month after treatment, and 3 months after treatment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03158558

Run by

Penn State University

People needed

48

Starts

2016-09-01

Expected to finish

2018-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-12-19

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Married or cohabitating couples who have been together the past 3 months in which one partner is a Service Member or recently discharged Veterans eligible for treatment at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) with PTSD who has deployed since 9/11, seeking treatment for PTSD.
• Diagnosis of PTSD as determined by the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) and a CAPS-5 score > 25. The Service Member or Veteran with PTSD must have experienced a Criterion A event that is a specific combat-related event or high magnitude operational experience that occurred during a military deployment in support of combat operations following 9/11. The diagnosis of PTSD may be indexed to that event or to another Criterion A event.
• Both individuals must be able to speak and read English.

You may not qualify if…

• Couple is separated and/or has taken steps to dissolve their relationship (e.g., divorce)
• Currently participating in evidence-based treatment for PTSD (Prolonged Exposure, Cognitive Processing Therapy, or Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD).
• Recent manic episode (past 12 months) or a psychotic disorder (as determined by the Mania and Psychosis modules of the MINI)
• Current alcohol dependence (as determined by an a score of ≥ 4 on items #4-6 and a total score of ≥20 on the AUDIT)
• Evidence of a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (as determined by the inability to comprehend the baseline screening questionnaires)
• Current suicidal ideation severe enough to warrant immediate attention (as determined by the Depressive Symptoms Index - Suicidality Subscale; DSI-SS)
• Evidence or admission of severe intimate aggression as indicated by a "yes" endorsement to the one-question Screen for Conflict Question by either member of the couple occurring within the past 6-months.
• Partner who meets diagnostic criteria for PTSD according to the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) or PTSD Checklist - Stressor Specific (PCL-S).

Where it is running

• University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio — Killeen, Texas, United States

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