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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Moral Injury
Study Summary
This trial is testing a new treatment for moral injury among warzone Veterans. Moral injury is a consequences of exposure to morally injurious events and can include risk for suicide, substance abuse, and refractory symptoms of PTSD and depression. The new treatment is a recovery-oriented, evidence-based treatment approach that will be evaluated for acceptability and feasibility in this study.
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- You are unable to complete study measures due to severe mental health conditions such as acute intoxication, withdrawal symptoms, mania, psychosis, aggression, catatonia, cognitive impairment, or imminent suicide risk.You are pregnant, have a history of being violent towards VA staff, are currently participating in another psychotherapy research study, or are currently participating in a treatment for a condition related to moral injury.You are willing to be randomly assigned to one of two groups for the study.You have gone through a traumatic event that still affects your daily life.You have served in a warzone.
- Group 1: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Moral Injury (ACT-MI)
- Group 2: Present Centered Therapy
- No Placebo-Only Group - All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
- Screening: It may take up to 3 Weeks to process to see if you qualify in this trial.
- Treatment: The duration you will receive the treatment varies.
- Follow Ups: You may be asked to continue sharing information regarding the trial for 6 Months after you stop receiving the treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are there still openings for individuals to join this medical experiment?
"Affirmative. According to data on clinicaltrials.gov, this study is currently searching for suitable candidates; it was first posted in April 2019 and last updated in January 2022. A total of 72 people are needed to be recruited from a single medical site."
How many volunteers have been recruited for this trial?
"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov confirms that this medical experiment, initially posted on April 1st 2019, is currently seeking participants. Approximately 72 patients are required from a solitary research centre."
Is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Moral Injury (ACT-MI) a reliable form of treatment?
"Due to the phase 1 status of this trial, limited data exists concerning the efficacy and safety of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Moral Injury (ACT-MI), thus receiving a score of 1."
What is the primary objective of this medical experiment?
"The principle aim of this trial, whose results will be observed over the Post-treatment period (0 to 7 days after completion), is to assess Reasons for Termination from both a Client and Therapist point of view. Auxiliary outcomes include Outcome Questionnaire-45 (OQ-45) - a self-report which gauges psychosocial symptoms distress, social relations and role functioning on a scale ranging 0 to 100; PROMIS v2.0 Social Isolation - wherein scores between 4 and 20 indicate an individual's level of seclusion; as well as PROMIS Short Form v2 Satisfaction with Social R"
Are minors of any age allowed to participate in this experiment?
"This study demands that participants be aged 18 to 89, with a total of 153 trials targeting patients younger than 18 and 848 designed for persons over 65."
May I enroll in this clinical research study?
"The prerequisites for this clinical trial demand that potential participants must suffer from moral injury and be between 18-89 years of age. This study seeks to recruit approximately 72 individuals."
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