Treatment for the Mental Health Impact of Killing in War

NCT ID: NCT01406834

Last Updated: 2014-08-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

8 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-10-31

Study Completion Date

2013-06-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this project is to test the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of a treatment module addressing the mental health and functional impact of killing in the war zone.

The investigators will enroll between 12-20 Veterans who have killed in war and have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for a pilot study assessing the efficacy of the six-session treatment. Veterans will be randomized either to the treatment or to the waitlist control group.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Impact of Killing CBT Treatment

Treatment will include six, one hours sessions with a licensed clinical psychologist or an advanced postdoctoral fellow under the close supervision of a licensed psychologist.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of PTSD
* Veteran will need to endorse having taken another life in a war zone context
* Have received some prior evidence-based treatment for PTSD

Exclusion Criteria

* Meet current or lifetime criteria for a psychotic disorder
* Participants in current PTSD treatment will not be excluded;however,if receiving medications they will need to be stabilized on current medications for at least one month.
* If receiving Prolonged Exposure Therapy or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, individuals will need to wait two weeks after they have completed the treatment to enroll in the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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US Department of Veterans Affairs

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Shira Maguen, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California San Francisco/ San Francisco VA Medical Center

Locations

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San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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11-06004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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