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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Accelerated, Intensive, Multi-Couple Cognitive Behavioral Couples Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD Trial)

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Waitlist Available

Led By Alan L Peterson, PhD

Research Sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, two-week post-retreat assessment, one-month post-retreat assessment

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PTSD Trial Summary

This trial is testing whether a two-day therapy called AIM-CBCT can help PTSD symptoms, depression, anxiety, and relationship satisfaction for military veterans and service members with combat-related PTSD.

Eligible Conditions

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

PTSD Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, two-week post-retreat assessment, one-month post-retreat assessment

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, two-week post-retreat assessment, one-month post-retreat assessment

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, two-week post-retreat assessment, one-month post-retreat assessment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

PTSD Checklist - DSM-5 (PCL-5)

Secondary outcome measures

Couples Satisfaction Index-32 (CSI-32)

General Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD-7)

Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

PTSD Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Accelerated, Intensive, Multi-Couple Cognitive Behavioral Couples Therapy (AIM-CBCT for PTSD)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

This is a single-arm study in which each couple will receive AIM-CBCT. The intervention is described in the section below.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioLead Sponsor

452 Previous Clinical Trials

91,394 Total Patients Enrolled

Alan L Peterson, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUT Health Science Center San Antonio

2 Previous Clinical Trials

269 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are any openings available within this research initiative?

"According to the records held on clinicaltrials.gov, recruitment for this research venture is ongoing. Originally posted in March 18th of 2022, it was last revised April 6th of that same year."

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Are seniors over the age of seventy able to take part in this trial?

"This trial is recruiting individuals who are of mature age and under 65 years old."

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Who is eligible for involvement in this clinical investigation?

"This medical experiment seeks 160 participants of legal age (18-65) experiencing moral injury. To qualify, couples must have been cohabitating for a minimum of 4 months in Texas, with at least one partner being an American veteran suffering from PTSD based on the criteria established through the Life Event Checklist and PCL-5 assessment. Additionally, both individuals need to be able to read and communicate fluently in English while also consenting to take part in this trial."

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How many participants have currently signed up to this experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinical trial details hosted on clinicaltrials.gov verify that this medical study, initially posted in March 18th 2022, is currently recruiting participants. 160 patients must be recruited from one site only."

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Recent research and studies

Clinical Psychology ReviewJournal

Monson, Candice M., Casey T. Taft, and Steffany J. Fredman. 2009. “Military-related PTSD and Intimate Relationships: From Description to Theory-driven Research and Intervention Development”. Clinical Psychology Review. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2009.09.002.

Journal of Traumatic StressJournal

Secondary Individual Outcomes Following Multicouple Group Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Uncontrolled Pilot Study with Military Dyads

Macdonald, Alexandra, Steffany J. Fredman, Daniel J. Taylor, Kristi E. Pruiksma, Tabatha H. Blount, Brittany N. Hall‐Clark, Brooke A. Fina, et al.. 2021. “Secondary Individual Outcomes Following Multicouple Group Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Uncontrolled Pilot Study with Military Dyads”. Journal of Traumatic Stress. Wiley. doi:10.1002/jts.22729.

Family ProcessJournal

A Closer Examination of Relational Outcomes from a Pilot Study of Abbreviated, Intensive, Multi‐couple Group Cognitive‐behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD with Military Dyads

Fredman, Steffany J., Yunying Le, Alexandra Macdonald, Candice M. Monson, Galena K. Rhoades, Katherine A. Dondanville, Tabatha H. Blount, et al.. 2021. “A Closer Examination of Relational Outcomes from a Pilot Study of Abbreviated, Intensive, Multi‐couple Group Cognitive‐behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD with Military Dyads”. Family Process. Wiley. doi:10.1111/famp.12654.

Behavior TherapyJournal

Intensive, Multi-couple Group Therapy for PTSD: A Nonrandomized Pilot Study with Military and Veteran Dyads