Clinical Effectiveness and Implementation of Massed Prolonged Exposure for PTSD Among Veterans in Intensive Outpatient Substance Use Treatment (MPE)

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (4) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if receiving Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD in massed format (multiple sessions weekly) is as effective as receiving it with sessions once per week among veterans with PTSD and substance use disorder in intensive outpatient substance use treatment. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Will the massed format help participants complete and benefit from Prolonged Exposure in terms of PTSD symptoms? * Will it help participants reduce substance use? Participants who are in intensive substance use treatment will be asked to complete Prolonged Exposure with either weekly sessions or multiple sessions per week.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Veterans

• age 18+

• who have served since September 2001

• who are enrolled in a SUD IOP at a participating VA

• meet DSM-5 criteria for a current SUD (Tobacco Use Disorder alone not sufficient for inclusion)

• meet DSM-5 criteria for PTSD

• report substance use at least 20 of the last 90 days

• are able to give informed consent.

Locations
United States
California
VA San Diego Healthcare System
RECRUITING
San Diego
Florida
VA Tampa Healthcare System
RECRUITING
Tampa
Georgia
VA Atlanta Healthcare System
RECRUITING
Atlanta
Illinois
Hines VA Healthcare System
RECRUITING
Chicago
Contact Information
Primary
Sonya Norman, PhD
snorman@ucsd.edu
858-518-8266
Backup
Kaitlyn Panza, PhD
kaitlyn.panza@va.gov
858-552-8585
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-09-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-08
Participants
Target number of participants: 200
Treatments
Experimental: Massed PE
Prolonged Exposure delivered in a massed format - sessions multiple times per week
Active_comparator: Weekly PE
Prolonged Exposure delivered with weekly sessions
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Center for Veterans Research and Education, University of Minnesota
Leads: Veterans Medical Research Foundation

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov