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Group Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD

Age: 18+
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Disqualifiers: Severe substance use, Psychotic disorder, Suicide attempt, High-risk self-harm, others
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

The goal of this open label trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual group extended Written Exposure Therapy (GE-WET) in reducing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms in patients with comorbid PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) or BPD traits. GE-WET involves attending weekly 2-hour group WET sessions for the duration of 10 weeks, in which they write about their trauma experience using specific instructions.

This study will be conducted at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton's Community Psychiatry Clinic with clients wait listed for PTSD treatment (ages 18- 65, any gender, co-morbid PTSD and BPD/BPD traits).

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

Does GE-WET reduce PTSD symptoms (based on PCL-5 measures) in this population (outpatient clients ages 18-65 of any gender, with a diagnosis of PTSD and BPD or BPD traits)?

Does GE-WET result in reduced drop-out rates for this population, compared to that of other evidence-based treatment for PTSD?

What are participants subjective experience of GE-WET?

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

Inclusion Criteria

I am between 18 and 65 years old.
* Reading and writing proficiency in English
* Previous diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)/BPD traits
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Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

1-2 weeks

Treatment

Participants attend weekly 2-hour group Written Exposure Therapy sessions for 10 weeks

10 weeks
10 visits (virtual)

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment

4 weeks

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

  • Group Written Exposure Therapy

How Is the Trial Designed?

1

Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Group Extended Written Exposure TherapyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

Lead Sponsor

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Recruited
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