Treatment of Chronic Anger and Aggression Following Military-Related Betrayal
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a treatment designed to deal with anger and aggression from a past betrayal will work. The study will be done on active duty military service members and veterans aged 18 or older. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Will participants be satisfied with the treatment, and is the treatment feasible to do in a military outpatient setting * Will the treatment help with anger and aggression issues.
Researchers will compare differences in groups that have different wait times (2-, 3-, or 4-weeks).
Participants will complete surveys before, during and after the treatment. The treatment will be 14 modules given twice a week. About 1 month after treatment ends, surveys will be taken again.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Adult active duty military service members and veterans aged 18 or older.
Endorses a history of military-related betrayal (on the Modified Moral Injury Questionnaire)
Endorses problematic anger in the past month (as evidenced by a score of 12 or above on the Dimensions of Anger Reactions; DAR-5)
Engaged in at least 1 self-reported act of aggression in the past 1 month (on the Overt Aggression Scale-Modified; OAS-M)
Disqualifiers
Participated in an anger management or trauma-focused intervention within the past 3 months as assessed by self-report.
Acute suicidality requiring immediate intervention, such as hospitalization as assessed by the Depressive Symptoms Index-Suicidality Subscale (DSI-SS) combined with follow up clinical interview for elevated scores.
Is currently homicidal with plans and intent to hurt a specific person and requiring immediate intervention as measured by self-report and follow-up with clinician if screened positive.
Moderate to severe brain injury as measured by inability to comprehend the informed consent document or baseline assessments.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Countering Chronic Anger and Aggression Related to Trauma and Transgressions (CART)
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Lead sponsor
United States Department of Defense
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov