Peer Social Support During In Vivo Exposure for PTSD
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders
- Mental Disorder
- Stress Disorders Post Traumatic
- Traumatic Disorder
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Veterans (participants and peers) with PTSD will be recruited from the Charleston VA Medical Center catchment area. Participants will have been assigned to exposure therapy for PTSD and either started treatment, or dropped out before treatment; peers will have successfully completed exposure therapy...
Veterans (participants and peers) with PTSD will be recruited from the Charleston VA Medical Center catchment area. Participants will have been assigned to exposure therapy for PTSD and either started treatment, or dropped out before treatment; peers will have successfully completed exposure therapy for PTSD. Those eligible to participate will also include Veterans who are identified as "at-risk" of dropping out, Veterans who are uncomfortable completing in vivo exposure activities, and those who may have PTSD symptoms, but at the sub-threshold level. Participants will receive 8-12 weekly sessions of exposure therapy treatment with assistance of a PE Peer. Half of subjects will be randomized to the PE+Workout Buddy condition, where they will complete treatment with the assistance of a Veteran who will meet them at least once per week for in vivo exposure therapy assignments, for 3-4 weeks at the beginning of treatment. Half of subjects will be randomized to the PE+General Support condition, where they will complete treatment with the assistance of a Veteran who will call them via telephone once per week to encourage session attendance and ask about treatment progress, life stresses, etc. General support peers will also meeting Veterans 2-4 times per month to check in about treatment progress. All participants and peers will be consented. Participants will be assessed at baseline, post-treatment, and 3- & 6-month follow-up.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03485391
- Collaborators
- Charleston Research Institute
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Wendy Muzzy, MRA,MLIS Medical University of South Carolina Principal Investigator: Ron Acierno, PhD Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center