Project Remission: Maximizing Outcomes With Intensive Treatments for Combat-Related PTSD
NCT ID: NCT03529435
Last Updated: 2022-08-08
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
234 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-01-27
2021-05-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Prolonged Exposure (PE) is the PTSD treatment most extensively evaluated in clinical trials with civilians and veterans, and there is strong scientific evidence to support its efficacy. In standard outpatient PE, patients participate in weekly session over the course of two to three months. However, given military work requirements, participation in standard outpatient services is not always feasible. In the largest PE study with post-911 active duty service members to date conducted by Foa and colleagues in 2018 found PE delivered in a massed format (i.e., ten 90-minute PE sessions delivered on weekdays over 2 weeks) results in similar treatment outcomes to those of PE delivered in the standard spaced format (i.e., ten 90-minute PE sessions delivered over 8 weeks).
The current study expands and augments the previous treatment protocol. More specifically, this study examines whether intensive PE protocols can improve on treatment outcomes for post-9/11 service members and veterans with combat-related PTSD. The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to compare the efficacy Massed-Prolonged Exposure (Massed-PE, 15 90-minute sessions delivered over three weeks) versus Intensive Outpatient Prolonged Exposure protocol (IOP-PE, 15 days of treatment delivered over three weeks). In comparison with the Massed PE examined by Foa, Massed-PE in this study has been modified to include 50% more sessions and release from duty. IOP-PE has been further augmented and includes the following modifications: (1) the use of a team-based treatment approach; (2) clinic-based completion of daily homework assignments; (3) brief therapist feedback sessions after daily homework assignments; (4) enhanced social support; (5) focusing on patients' three most distressing traumas during imaginal exposure; (6) graduated imaginal exposure starting with the least distressing trauma; (7) an optional telescopic, brief, timeline review of all traumatic events that occurred during previous deployments; and (8) the completion of three posttreatment booster sessions. Up to 400 post-9/11 active duty military and veterans will be consented to obtain data from 230 for analysis. The main outcomes of the study include PTSD diagnoses and symptom severity as measured by the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for the (CAPS-5) and the PTSD Checklist-for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, 5th Edition(PCL-5). Participants will be assessed at baseline, while in-treatment and at one-, three-, and six-months after treatment completion. The researchers predict that IOP-PE will result in larger reductions than the Massed-PE in PTSD symptoms at the three follow-up assessments.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Massed Prolonged Exposure
Participants will complete fifteen weekday 90-minute Prolonged Exposure therapy sessions over three consecutive weeks. If necessary, the treatment window may be extended for another week.
Massed Prolonged Exposure
Participants will complete fifteen weekday 90-minute Prolonged Exposure therapy sessions over three consecutive weeks. If necessary, the treatment window may be extended for another week.
Intensive Outpatient Prolonged Exposure
The IOP-PE will include the same primary treatment components as the Massed-PE protocol (fifteen weekday 90-minute PE sessions delivered five days a week over a three-week period) plus eight augmentations designed to maximize treatment outcomes. Similar to the Mass-PE, participants will have three consecutive weeks to complete treatment; however, the treatment window may be extended another week if necessary.
Intensive Outpatient Prolonged Exposure
The IOP-PE will include the same primary treatment components as the Massed-PE protocol (fifteen weekday 90-minute PE sessions delivered five days a week over a three-week period) plus eight augmentations designed to maximize treatment outcomes. Similar to the Mass-PE, participants will have three consecutive weeks to complete treatment; however, the treatment window may be extended another week if necessary.
Interventions
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Massed Prolonged Exposure
Participants will complete fifteen weekday 90-minute Prolonged Exposure therapy sessions over three consecutive weeks. If necessary, the treatment window may be extended for another week.
Intensive Outpatient Prolonged Exposure
The IOP-PE will include the same primary treatment components as the Massed-PE protocol (fifteen weekday 90-minute PE sessions delivered five days a week over a three-week period) plus eight augmentations designed to maximize treatment outcomes. Similar to the Mass-PE, participants will have three consecutive weeks to complete treatment; however, the treatment window may be extended another week if necessary.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. PTSD diagnosis as assessed by Clinician-Administered Posttraumatic Stress Scale (CAPS-5).
3. Able to speak and read English (due to standardization of outcome measures)
Exclusion Criteria
2. Current and severe alcohol use warranting immediate intervention based on clinical judgment.
3. Evidence of a moderate or severe traumatic brain injury (as determined by the inability to comprehend the baseline screening questionnaires).
4. Current suicidal ideation severe enough to warrant immediate attention (as determined by the Depressive Symptoms Index-Suicidality Subscale and corroborated by a clinical risk assessment by a credentialed provider)
5. Other psychiatric disorders severe enough to warrant designation as the primary disorder as determined by clinician judgment.
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Brooke Army Medical Center
FED
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
FED
C.R.Darnall Army Medical Center
FED
Central Texas Veterans Health Care System
OTHER
VISN 17 Center of Excellence
FED
University of Pennsylvania
OTHER
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Alan L Peterson, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Locations
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Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
Fort Hood, Texas, United States
South Texas Veterans Health Care System
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Central Texas Veterans Health Care System
Waco, Texas, United States
Countries
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References
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Cigrang JA, Rauch SA, Mintz J, Brundige AR, Mitchell JA, Najera E, Litz BT, Young-McCaughan S, Roache JD, Hembree EA, Goodie JL, Sonnek SM, Peterson AL; STRONG STAR Consortium. Moving effective treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder to primary care: A randomized controlled trial with active duty military. Fam Syst Health. 2017 Dec;35(4):450-462. doi: 10.1037/fsh0000315.
Cigrang JA, Rauch SA, Mintz J, Brundige A, Avila LL, Bryan CJ, Goodie JL, Peterson AL; STRONG STAR Consortium. Treatment of active duty military with PTSD in primary care: A follow-up report. J Anxiety Disord. 2015 Dec;36:110-4. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.10.003. Epub 2015 Oct 22.
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Blount TH, Cigrang JA, Foa EB, Ford HL, Peterson, AL. Intensive outpatient prolonged exposure for combat-related PTSD: A case study. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. 2014; 21, 89-96. doi:10.1016/j.cbpra.2013.05.004
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Resick PA, Wachen JS, Mintz J, Young-McCaughan S, Roache JD, Borah AM, Borah EV, Dondanville KA, Hembree EA, Litz BT, Peterson AL. A randomized clinical trial of group cognitive processing therapy compared with group present-centered therapy for PTSD among active duty military personnel. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2015 Dec;83(6):1058-1068. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000016. Epub 2015 May 4.
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Peterson AL, Foa EB, Riggs DS. Prolonged exposure therapy for combat-related PTSD. In B. A. Moore, & W. Penk (Eds.), Treating PTSD in military personnel: A clinical handbook (pp. 42-58). New York, NY: Guilford. 2011.
Peterson AL, Luethcke CA, Borah EV, Borah AM, Young-McCaughan S. Assessment and treatment of combat-related PTSD in returning war veterans. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2011 Jun;18(2):164-75. doi: 10.1007/s10880-011-9238-3.
Powers MB, Halpern JM, Ferenschak MP, Gillihan SJ, Foa EB. A meta-analytic review of prolonged exposure for posttraumatic stress disorder. Clin Psychol Rev. 2010 Aug;30(6):635-41. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2010.04.007. Epub 2010 May 2.
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Peterson AL, Blount TH, Foa EB, Brown LA, McLean CP, Mintz J, Schobitz RP, DeBeer BR, Mignogna J, Fina BA, Evans WR, Synett S, Hall-Clark BN, Rentz TO, Schrader C, Yarvis JS, Dondanville KA, Hansen H, Jacoby VM, Lara-Ruiz J, Straud CL, Hale WJ, Shah D, Koch LM, Gerwell KM, Young-McCaughan S, Litz BT, Meyer EC, Blankenship AE, Williamson DE, Roache JD, Javors MA, Sharrieff AM, Niles BL, Keane TM; Consortium to Alleviate PTSD. Massed vs Intensive Outpatient Prolonged Exposure for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jan 3;6(1):e2249422. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.49422.
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STRONG STAR-CAP website
Other Identifiers
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W81XWH-13-2-0065
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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