Status:
RECRUITING
A Trial Comparing Interpersonal Therapy to Exposure Therapy for PTSD Due to Military Sexual Trauma (MST) in Male and Female Military Personnel
Lead Sponsor:
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Collaborating Sponsors:
United States Department of Defense
Conditions:
PTSD
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare two kinds of therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): exposure therapy (ET) and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT). The results of this study will allow...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- English-speaking
- Military Sexual Trauma (MST) survivors, with MST defined as actual or threatened sexual violence, from Vietnam era to current Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation New Dawn
- Diagnosed with PTSD consequent to MST, with a minimum CAPS score \> 40
- Medically stable at time of study enrollment (for persons with chronic injuries and that any disability present does not prevent attendance of weekly outpatient therapy sessions)
- Ability to provide informed consent and function at an intellectual level sufficient to allow accurate completion of all assessment instruments
- Stable on psychotropic medication for the prior 60 days
Exclusion
- Lifetime or current diagnosis of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder
- Participation in a clinical trial or concurrent evidence-based treatment for MST-related psychiatric conditions or PTSD during the previous 3 months
- Current evidence of significant unstable medical illness or organic brain impairment such that the patient could not attend sessions regularly or complete assessments
- Patients who in the investigator's judgment pose a current homicidal or suicidal risk
- Current or history of substance dependence in the past 90 days.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 9 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
208 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03803332
Start Date
March 9 2020
End Date
September 1 2026
Last Update
December 17 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10065