Art Therapy and Emotional Well Being in Military Populations With Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms

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

Art therapy is used across the Military Health System for treatment of posttraumatic symptoms, but there is limited research on how art therapy is able to restore emotional expression and regulation in service members. This research hopes to learn about the effects of art therapy on emotional expression and regulation in service members as well as the neurological systems at work. If a participant chooses to be in this study, he or she will attend ten sessions over a period of twelve weeks. The first session will be an interview and self-assessment questionnaires to collect information on a variety of symptoms, experiences, and personality traits, and an MRI scan. During the MRI scan, participants will be asked to perform a task where they will be shown a series of neutral and negative images. The middle eight sessions will be one-hour art therapy sessions with a certified art therapist. The last session will consist of the same self-assessment questionnaires and another MRI scan.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 64
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• DEERS Eligible

• Active Duty or Veteran separated within the past 5 years

• Significant posttraumatic stress symptoms (score of \>/=31 on the PCL-5)

Locations
United States
Maryland
National Intrepid Center of Excellence
RECRUITING
Bethesda
Contact Information
Primary
Chandler Rhodes, Ph.D.
chandler.s.rhodes.civ@health.mil
301-400-3638
Backup
Kayleigh M Scott, B.A.
kayleigh.m.scott2.ctr@health.mil
301-400-1234
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-02-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-06
Participants
Target number of participants: 25
Treatments
Experimental: Art Therapy Arm
8 weeks of individual art therapy
Sponsors
Leads: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov