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Enhancement of PTSD Treatment With Computerized Executive Function Training
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Computerized executive function training plus CPT (CEFT-CPT) and Word game training plus CPT (WT-CPT) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Completed, enrolled 82 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This study focuses on helping Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) benefit fully from therapy by first enhancing their thinking abilities. PTSD has been associated with thinking problems, including difficulty planning/organizing, thinking flexibly, and inhibiting distracting emotional information. There is some evidence that computerized training programs are helpful for improving thinking. Therefore, this study tests whether computerized cognitive training will in fact improve individuals' thinking abilities and if this will in turn improve PTSD treatment outcomes and lead to more individuals completing treatment and showing greater improvements in emotional symptoms and quality of life than standard therapy (when paired with a word training condition).
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Participants randomized to the CEFT-CPT arm will receive 6 weeks of computerized executive function training and then 6 weeks of standard Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD (total of 12 sessions)
Participants randomized to the WT-CPT arm will receive 6 weeks of computerized word game training and then 6 weeks of standard Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD (total of 12 sessions)