A Brief Phased Two-Step Intervention for Treating General Psychological Distress, PTSD and Co-Morbidities in Healthcare Workers Consequent to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

It is expected that large numbers of healthcare workers will experience a broad range of psychological reactions and symptoms including anxiety, depression, moral distress, and trauma symptoms that will cause both significant suffering as well as occupational and social impairment. The purpose of this study is to find interventions which are helpful in treating psychological distress in healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients. There are two phases of the study. All participants will take part in Phase I, which consists of 4 sessions over a two-week period of either a narrative writing intervention or a medical music intervention. Participants will be randomly assigned to the narrative writing intervention or medical music intervention. After Phase I, participants will be re-assessed. Healthcare workers who meet criteria for PTSD will be given the option to participate in Phase II of the study, in which they will be offered a choice between one of two evidence-based treatments for PTSD: Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) or Exposure Therapy (ET). Both treatments are comprised of ten 75-minute sessions scheduled twice weekly. Participants will be allowed to choose a preferred treatment in Phase II. After Phase II participants will complete a final assessment concluding the study. All interventions will be offered using distance technology.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
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• Any healthcare worker providing medical care or support for COVID-19 patients

• English-speaking

• Age \>18

• Medically stable

• Able to provide informed consent and function at an intellectual level sufficient to allow accurate completion of all assessment instruments

• If on psychotropic medication stable for prior 60 days

⁃ For phase II additional inclusion criteria:

⁃ \- Current diagnosis of PTSD

Locations
United States
New York
Weill Cornell Medicine
RECRUITING
New York
Contact Information
Primary
Olivia Baryluk, BS
olb4002@med.cornell.edu
212-821-0783
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-01-20
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-04
Participants
Target number of participants: 120
Treatments
Experimental: Medical Music (Phase I)
Participants will complete four medical music sessions that are 20 minutes in length each.
Experimental: Narrative Writing (Phase I)
Participants will complete four narrative writing sessions that are 20 minutes in length each.
Active_comparator: Interpersonal Psychotherapy (Phase II)
IPT is comprised of ten 75-minute sessions scheduled twice weekly.
Active_comparator: Prolonged Exposure Therapy (Phase II)
ET is comprised of ten 75-minute sessions scheduled twice weekly.
Sponsors
Leads: Weill Medical College of Cornell University

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov