N/A
N=132
Prolonged Exposure (PE) for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Telemedicine Versus In Person
PTSD
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01102764 ↗Enrolled (actual)
132
Serious AEs
0.7%
Results posted
Sep 2016
Primary outcome: Primary: Treatment Completion — 7.6; 8.6; 3.1; 2.9 sessions
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Telemedicine (Behavioral); In Person (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 21+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Primary completion
- Jun 2015
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Treatment Completion |
7.6; 8.6; 3.1; 2.9 | — |
| PRIMARY PTSD Checklist-Military (PCL-M) |
64; 61.8; 48.4; 44.9; 49.2; 46.5 | — |
| PRIMARY Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) |
28.0; 27.4; 21.7; 19.6; 18.3; 17.6 | — |
| SECONDARY Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-IV (CAPS IV) |
68.4; 68.2; 41.9; 41.1; 41.0; 38.7 | — |
| SECONDARY Deployment Risk and Resiliency Inventory (DRRI) |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Health Related Functioning: Medical Outcome Study (MOS) Short Study Forms-36 Health Survey (SF 36) |
18.60; 10.90; 17.90; 19.00; 15.00; 12.90 | — |
| SECONDARY Charleston Psychiatric Outpatient Satisfaction Scale (CPOSS-VA) |
65.6; 65.5 | — |
| SECONDARY Treatment Credibility |
4.4; 4.5 | — |
| SECONDARY Service Delivery Perceptions Questionnaire |
4.6; 4.7 | — |
| SECONDARY Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-I) |
75.6; 86.5; 66.7; 52.9; 58.3; 40.0 | — |
| SECONDARY Prior Experience With Computer and Audiovisual Technology |
— | — |
Summary
The present proposal is to study whether Prolonged Exposure (PE) delivered via Telemedicine is as effective as PE delivered In Person for Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) Veterans and Veterans of all theatres, particularly Vietnam era with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). ).
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
Participants will be 226 male and female:
- Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF OEF) Veterans, and Veterans of all theatres, particularly Vietnam era Veterans.
- age 21 and above, and
- diagnosed via structured clinical interview with PTSD
Exclusion Criteria
- Actively psychotic or demented persons,
- individuals with both suicidal ideation and clear intent, and
- individuals meeting full criteria for substance dependence will be excluded from participation
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01102764). 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.