A Transdiagnostic Sleep Health Intervention for Veterans With PTSD
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorVA Office of Research and Development
About this trial
Sleep disturbance is a major problem in Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study will test a version of a sleep treatment that's been shown to be effective in the general population, with some changes to tailor it to the needs of Veterans with PTSD and sleep disturbance.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
U.S. Military Veteran aged 18 and above engaged in VA primary and/or mental health care
CAPS 5 PTSD diagnosis; or CAPS 5 score >=25 in the absence of full criteria
SCID Insomnia Disorder diagnosis, supported by ISI score >=10
CAPS-IV nightmare score >=4
Disqualifiers
Current cognitive problems, active psychosis or mania, or other mental/cognitive conditions such as moderate to severe neurodegenerative disease that would render the participant unable to connect to videoconferencing platform, engage in remote psychotherapy, or communicate using the required VA secure email platform
No access to reliable internet service connected to a computer, iPad or similar device (telephone not adequate)
Inability or unwillingness to use a VA-approved videoconferencing platform and VA secure email;
Current engagement in a sleep-focused psychotherapy, or plan to start a sleep-focused psychotherapy in the next 3 months. Sleep-focused psychotherapies include, but are not limited to, CBT-I, BBT-I, and IRT
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- TranS-C for PTSD
- Sleep Psychoeducation Control
Treatment groups
182 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov