Augmenting Massed Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) to Prevent Suicide Risk Among Patients With PTSD
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Conditions studied: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Suicidal Ideation, Suicide Attempt
In brief
The purpose of this research is to see if Crisis Response Planning (CRP), a brief strategy designed to help people cope effectively with emotional crises, combined with Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), a talk treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), will reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07238192
- Run by
- Ohio State University
- People needed
- 190
- Starts
- 2026-01-28
- Expected to finish
- 2028-08-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-02-24
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Active duty service member or veteran aged 18 or older eligible for military medical care.
- Able to read, write, and speak English.
- Meeting diagnostic criteria for PTSD or subthreshold PTSD (i.e., meeting diagnostic threshold for 3 of 4 symptom criteria within the past month) on the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5).
- Active suicidal ideation within the past week as assessed by scoring ≥ 1 on Scale for Suicidal Ideation (SSI) item 4 (i.e., active suicidal ideation within the past month) or report an interrupted, aborted, or actual suicide attempt within the preceding month on the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-Revised (SITBI-R).
- Regular use of an iPhone or Android smartphone.
You may not qualify if…
- Inability to comprehend and complete the consent and baseline screening questionnaires.
- Current suicide or homicide risk meriting crisis intervention.
- Serious mental health symptoms, such as mania, psychosis, alcohol or substance use disorders warranting immediate clinical attention based on interviewer assessment and clinical judgement.
- Currently engaged in evidence-based psychotherapy for PTSD (e.g., Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Written Exposure Therapy).
Where it is running
- Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center — Fort Hood, Texas, United States (enrolling)
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