N/A Completed N=125 Randomized Treatment

Telemedicine and Anger Management Groups With PTSD Veterans in the Hawaiian Islands

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00122109 ↗

Enrolled (actual)

125

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Oct 2014

Primary outcomePrimary: State-Trait Anger Inventory (STAXI-2) Anger Expression Index — 56.7; 55.0 units on a scale

Summary

Telemedicine has the potential to profoundly influence the delivery of specialized care to the remote veteran population suffering with PTSD. Preliminary research supports telemedicine technology as a possible solution to improve access to mental health services for veterans with PTSD. The proposed research is a treatment-outcome study that will assess the clinical efficacy of conducting an Anger Management Therapy (AMT) group treatment intervention using a videoteleconferencing (VTC) modality as compared to the traditional in-person modality with veterans who have PTSD and reside in remote locations on the Hawaiian Islands. AMT is a manual-guided cognitive-behavioral, skill based group intervention that has been used nationwide in VA substance abuse programs and most recently has been adopted by many VA PTSD Clinical Teams to treat anger-related to the sequelae of PTSD.

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY State-Trait Anger Inventory (STAXI-2) Anger Expression Index	56.7; 55.0	—
PRIMARY State-Trait Anger Inventory (STAXI-2) Anger Expression Subscale	42.0; 46.6	—
PRIMARY Novaco Anger Scale (NAS)	97.7; 101.0	—
SECONDARY PTSD Checklist-military Version (PCL-M)	59.2; 57.4	—

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

male
PTSD diagnosis
anger level at Staxi Trait Score=22 or higher
stable medication regime

Exclusion Criteria

current substance dependence
current psychosis
suicidal
homicidal
cognitive impairment

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00122109). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.