Short-Term Intensive PTSD Treatment for Military Personnel

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Participants are treatment-seeking military personnel with PTSD or subthreshold PTSD. The study uses a massed format, delivering CPT and EMDR in a condensed 2–3 week period to see if rapid, sustained symptom and cognitive improvements can be achieved in real-world military settings. Treatments are standard, evidence-based psychotherapies (CPT and EMDR) and delivered in an operational military environment. Outcomes focus on PTSD symptom changes and cognitive performance. The study is led by Ohio State University with support from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and is conducted at Fort Bragg.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

-Treatment-seeking military personnel (i.e., any assigned or aligned JSOC personnel) who meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD or subthreshold PTSD (i.e., meeting diagnostic threshold for 3 of 4 symptom criteria who are (1) 18 years of age or older; (2) current diagnosis of PTSD or subthreshold PTSD (i.e. meeting diagnostic criteria for 3 of 4 symptom criteria, assessed using the DIAMOND); (3) current military personnel; (4) ability to speak and understand the English language; and (5) ability to complete the informed consent process

Exclusion Criteria:

* (1) substance use disorder requiring medical management; (2) imminent suicide risk warranting inpatient hospitalization or suicide-focused treatment; and (3) impaired mental status that precludes the ability to provide informed consent (e.g., intoxication, psychosis, mania).

Where it's running

• Fort Bragg
  Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Jaryd Hiser, PhD
• Email: Jaryd.Hiser@osumc.edu
• Phone: 6146858746

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.