Delivery of Self Training and Education for Stressful Situations-Telephone Version — DESTRESS-T  

PTSD Clinical Trial

Official title: Randomized Trial of Telephonic Psychotherapy and Case Management for Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Status Not yet recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will evaluate a telephone-delivered cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy intervention designed for primary care treatment of combat-exposed service members with PTSD. The investigators will assess Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms, mental health-related and occupational functioning, and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and somatization.

Clinical Trial Description

This is a randomized controlled trial that will compare DESTRESS-T to Optimized Usual Care (OUC). Optimized Usual Care is usual primary care PTSD treatment, plus a telephone care management program that includes: four outreach calls, feedback to the treating primary care provider (PCP), and care coordination. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• PTSD

• NCT number: NCT01502449
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
• Contact: Elizabeth Harper Cordova, MA
• Phone: 301-295-7339
• Email: elizabeth.harper1@us.army.mil
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2012
• Completion date: January 2014