RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Trauma-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (TFPP) at the VA in Veterans With PTSD
About This Trial
This is a randomized controlled trial of Trauma-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (TFPP) in comparison with TAU (at the VA) in a 2:1 ratio in 75 Veterans with PTSD who have not responded to standard treatment at the VA.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
- Reporting moderate PTSD, as defined by a CAPS score of \>40
- Have at least one of the following history with CPT and/or PE:
- offered and declined
- dropped out of treatment
- been determined unsuitable by their treatment team
- received treatment but continue to experience symptoms meeting entrance criteria.
- Require stabilization on psychiatric medication for 2 month period prior to entry into study to avoid confounding treatments
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
- Presence of SCID-5 assessed psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or substance use that would interfere with trial demands
- Severe suicidality that would require immediate crisis management
- Organic mental syndromes, delirium, or unstable medical conditions that would interfere with trial demands
- Inability to meet trial demands.
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Reporting moderate PTSD, as defined by a CAPS score of \>40
* Have at least one of the following history with CPT and/or PE:
* offered and declined
* dropped out of treatment
* been determined unsuitable by their treatment team
* received treatment but continue to experience symptoms meeting entrance criteria.
* Require stabilization on psychiatric medication for 2 month period prior to entry into study to avoid confounding treatments
Exclusion Criteria:
* Presence of SCID-5 assessed psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, or substance use that would interfere with trial demands
* Severe suicidality that would require immediate crisis management
* Organic mental syndromes, delirium, or unstable medical conditions that would interfere with trial demands
* Inability to meet trial demands.
Treatments Being Tested
OTHER
TFPP
Trauma-Focused Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
OTHER
TAU
treatment as usual at the VA for PTSD
Locations (1)
VA New York Harbor Healthcare System - Manhattan Campus
New York, New York, United States