Augmenting Massed Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) to Prevent Suicide Risk Among Patients With PTSD
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorOhio State University
About this trial
The purpose of this research is to see if Crisis Response Planning (CRP), a brief strategy designed to help people cope effectively with emotional crises, combined with Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), a talk treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), will reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Active duty service member or veteran aged 18 or older eligible for military medical care.
Able to read, write, and speak English.
Meeting diagnostic criteria for PTSD or subthreshold PTSD (i.e., meeting diagnostic threshold for 3 of 4 symptom criteria within the past month) on the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5).
Active suicidal ideation within the past week as assessed by scoring ≥ 1 on Scale for Suicidal Ideation (SSI) item 4 (i.e., active suicidal ideation within the past month) or report an interrupted, aborted, or actual suicide attempt within the preceding month on the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-Revised (SITBI-R).
Disqualifiers
Inability to comprehend and complete the consent and baseline screening questionnaires.
Current suicide or homicide risk meriting crisis intervention.
Serious mental health symptoms, such as mania, psychosis, alcohol or substance use disorders warranting immediate clinical attention based on interviewer assessment and clinical judgement.
Currently engaged in evidence-based psychotherapy for PTSD (e.g., Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Written Exposure Therapy).
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Cognitive Processing Therapy
Treatment groups
190 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Ohio State University
Lead sponsor
University of Vermont Medical Center
Collaborator
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Collaborator
C.R.Darnall Army Medical Center
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov