Status:
RECRUITING
Family Involvement in Treatment for PTSD (FIT-PTSD): A Brief, Feasible Method for Enhancing Outcomes, Retention, and Engagement
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Although effective treatments for PTSD exist, high rates of treatment dropout and sub-optimal response rates remain common. Incorporating family members in treatment represents one avenue for improvin...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria for Veterans will include:
- a current DSM-5 diagnosis of PTSD
- Veteran status
- willing to have a family member involved in the study
- has recently begun or is currently initiating individual CPT or PE (completed no more than 3 sessions of the protocol at the time of the baseline assessment)
- If taking psychotropic medication, the Veteran must be on a stable dose for at least 30 days.
- Inclusion criteria for family members will include:
- age 18 or older, family member of the Veteran (significant other, parent, adult child, sibling, etc.)
- currently having frequent contact with the Veteran (three or more times per week)
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria for Veterans will include:
- current engagement in couple/family treatment with the identified family member participant
- current severe substance use disorder (mild/moderate use disorders will not be excluded; any level of nicotine or caffeine use disorder accepted)
- current psychosis or unstable bipolar disorder diagnosis
- high suicidal risk
- significant cognitive impairment
- Exclusion criteria for family members will include:
- same as listed for Veterans. Additionally
- family members will NOT be permitted to participate if they meet criteria for current PTSD
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 31 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05267665
Start Date
July 1 2022
End Date
March 31 2027
Last Update
April 18 2025
Active Locations (3)
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1
VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02130-4817
2
Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NC
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27705-3875
3
Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45220