Outcome
| Type |
Measure |
Description |
Time frame |
Safety issue |
| Primary |
The PTSD Symptom Scale - Interview for DSM-5 (PSSI-5) |
The PSSI-5 is a 24-item, semi-structured interview that assesses PTSD symptoms in the past two weeks, and makes a diagnostic determination based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) criteria. The interviewer rates participant responses to symptom questions on a 5-point scale of frequency and severity, from 0 ("Not at all") to 4 ("6 or more times a week/severe") with a higher total score meaning more Posttraumatic stress symptoms. |
Used to assess change in Posttraumatic Stress entomology at Baseline, 6 week, 10 week, and 32 week about their past two week experiences. |
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| Secondary |
The MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) |
It assesses multiple diagnoses including Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Depression, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. |
Assessed at Baseline about past month and lifetime experiences. |
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| Secondary |
The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) |
The BDI-II contains 21 questions, each answer being scored on a scale value of 0 to 3. Higher total scores indicate more severe depressive symptoms. |
Assessed at Baseline, at every Prolonged Therapy Session, 6 week, 10 week, and 32 week about their past month experiences. |
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| Secondary |
Post-Traumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI) |
The Post-Traumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI) is a 36-item instrument that assesses dysfunctional post-trauma cognitions across self, world, and self-blame to yield a total score. The PCTI is rated on a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (totally disagree) to 7 (totally agree) |
Assessed at Baseline, at every Prolonged Therapy Session, 6 week, 10 week, and 32 week about their past month experiences. |
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| Secondary |
Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) |
The Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) has been validated as a measure of pain intensity and is one of the most commonly used measures in assessing pain. The NRS asks patients to rate their pain severity on a 0 to 10 scale, with 0 being "no pain" to 10 being "so severe that you can't stand it." |
Assessed at Baseline,10 week, and 32 week about their past week experience. |
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| Secondary |
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Addendum for PTSD (PSQI-A) |
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Addendum for PTSD (PSQI-A), is a 7-item, self-report instrument that assesses the frequency of disruptive nocturnal behaviors, which are often associated with PTSD. Each item is rated on a 0-3 scale referring to frequency of each disturbance, where 0=not in the past month, 1=less than once a week, 2=once or twice a week, and 3=three or more times a week. A global score is obtained from the sum of all seven items, and has a range of 0-21. The PSQI-A includes three additional items regarding the frequency of anxiety and anger accompanying DNB and the timing of these events during the night. |
Assessed at Baseline,10 week, and 32 week about their past month experience. |
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| Secondary |
SCI Quality of Life- Positive Affect & Well-Being - Short Form (SCI-QOL) |
SCI Quality of Life- Positive Affect & Well-Being - Short Form (SCI-QOL) is a 10- item, self-report measure that assesses participants' positive affect and well-being (e.g., "I thought positively about my future") in the past 7 days on a Likert scale of 1-5, with 1 representing "never" and 5 representing "always." |
Assessed at Baseline,10 week, and 32 week about their past week Past 7 Days experience. |
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| Secondary |
Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) |
The Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) is an instrument for assessing positive outcomes reported by persons who have experienced traumatic events. This 21-item scale includes factors of New Possibilities, Relating to Others, Personal Strength, Spiritual Change, and Appreciation of Life. A 6-point Likert response format was used, ranging from "I did not experience this change as a result of my crisis" (scored 0), to "I experienced this change to a very great degree as a result of my crisis" (scored 5). Intermediate scores were given for a very small degree (1), a small degree (2), a moderate degree (3), and a great degree (4). |
Assessed at 32 week about their past week Past Month experience. |
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| Secondary |
Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) |
Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) is a 3-item alcohol screen that can identify problem alcohol use. The AUDIT-C is scored o a scale of 0-12, each question has 5 answer choices with "a" being 0 points and "e" being 4 points. |
Assessed at Baseline,10 week, and 32 week about their past week Past Year experience. |
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| Secondary |
Drug use |
Single Items and the Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST) is used to assess the use of specific substances. |
Assessed at Baseline,10 week, and 32 week about their past week Past Year experience. |
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| Secondary |
Therapy history |
Therapy history is assessed via a 5-item face valid questionnaire made for the study. Questions ask about current and recent therapy and medication use in order to account for any outside therapy the TAU or PE participants might be getting using "yes" or "no" and open-ended responses. |
Assessed at Baseline, 6 week, 10 week, and 32 week about their Recent experiences. |
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