Status:

COMPLETED

PTSD Treatment and Emotion Regulation Skills Training for Veterans With Military Sexual Trauma (PE+ER)

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of South Carolina

Collaborating Sponsors:

Georgia State University

Conditions:

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Anxiety Disorders

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Prior research has found that Veterans with military sexual trauma (MST) who have more difficulties with emotion regulation were more likely to drop out of PTSD treatment prematurely. The purpose of t...

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to learn ways to improve treatments for women with military sexual trauma (MST). The researchers want to learn whether combining evidence-based emotion regulation skills t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • MST-related index event
  • Diagnosis of PTSD related to MST assigned on the basis of the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS; Weathers et al., 2013)
  • Difficulties with emotion regulation as identified by the Difficulties with Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS; Gratz \& Roemer, 2004; although there is no clinical cutoff for the DERS, a total score of 99 is indicative of one standard deviation above average difficulties with emotion regulation for women).

Exclusion

  • Having a household member who is already enrolled in the study
  • Active psychosis or dementia at screening
  • Suicidal ideation with clear intent
  • Current moderate to severe Substance Use Disorder
  • Concurrent enrollment in a clinical trial for PTSD or depression.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 16 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 19 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

27 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04792775

Start Date

August 16 2021

End Date

January 19 2024

Last Update

February 13 2024

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Ralph H. Johnson VAMC

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29401