About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if receiving Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD in massed format (multiple sessions weekly) is as effective as receiving it with sessions once per week among veterans with PTSD and substance use disorder in intensive outpatient substance use treatment. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Will the massed format help participants complete and benefit from Prolonged Exposure in terms of PTSD symptoms? * Will it help participants reduce substance use? Participants who are in intensive substance use treatment will be asked to complete Prolonged Exposure with either weekly sessions or multiple sessions per week.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Veterans
age 18+
who have served since September 2001
who are enrolled in a SUD IOP at a participating VA
Disqualifiers
severe cognitive impairment
current suicidal or homicidal intent requiring immediate treatment
current unstable psychotic or manic symptoms not attributable to SUD
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Veterans Medical Research Foundation
Lead sponsor
University of Minnesota
Collaborator
Center for Veterans Research and Education
Collaborator