Randomized controlled trial of augmented cognitive behaviour therapy for reduction of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12608000298314

Enrollment

Registered

2008-06-16

Start date

2006-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This trial will randomly allocate patients with PTSD to either standard cognitive behaviour therapy or augmented cognitive behaviour therapy.

Interventions

Augmented cognitive behaviour therapy involves 12 once-weekly sessions of individual therapy over 12 weeks. The therapy includes 4 sessions of emotion regulation skills training followed by 8 sessions of reliving of trauma memories and re-appraisal of beliefs about the traumatic experience.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

(1) Exposure to trauma, (2) Meet criteria for PTSD

Exclusion criteria

Suicidal risk, psychotic, substance dependent

Outcome results