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N/ACompleted· 120 enrolled

Drug / intervention

Prolonged Exposure for Primary Care (PE-PC) +1 morebehavioral

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Improving Function Through Primary Care Treatment of PTSD

VA Office of Research and Development·interventional·Posted Jul 10, 2018·Updated Jul 15, 2024

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Prolonged Exposure for Primary Care (PE-PC) and Treatment as Usual for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Completed, enrolled 120 participants across 2 sites.

Detailed Summary

The proposed project will examine a promising brief therapy for posttraumatic stress Disorder (PTSD) for use in Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Primary Care and its impact on functional outcomes. This intervention will provide an alternative point of access to effective PTSD treatment and improved function that does not require referral to specialty mental health and accomplishes improved function in a short-term, brief protocol. Many Veterans prefer to receive mental health care, including PTSD service in primary care. The current protocol would allow them to access effective therapy options in addition to the medication management that is currently the standard of care for PTSD in primary care. In addition, this brief protocol may reduce the number of specialty mental health referrals as many Veterans may not require additional PTSD specific treatment after completion. Thus, if effective, this protocol will greatly increase Veteran treatment choice and improve functional outcomes and access while also increasing efficiency of allocation of specialty PTSD services.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional

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ConditionsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder

CountriesUnited States

CollaboratorsRalph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished

20192020202120222023202420252026

First PostedJul 2018

Enrollment StartApr 2019

Primary CompletionSep 2022

TodayJul 2026

First PostedJul 10, 2018

Enrollment StartApr 1, 2019

Primary CompletionSep 12, 2022

TodayJul 2, 2026

Enrollment to primary: 3.4 yearsPosted 8.0 years ago

Interventions

Prolonged Exposure for Primary Care (PE-PC)behavioral

Brief version of Prolonged Exposure (PE) provided in 30 minute sessions in primary care (PC)

Treatment as Usualbehavioral

Veterans assigned to Primary Care (PC) Mental Health Integration (PCMHI)-Treatment as Usual (TAU) will receive standard PCMHI care for PTSD in PC that does not include any PTSD-specific therapy in PCMHI but may include referral for specialty care (including specialty MH), medication management or general supportive contact while awaiting referral. All PTSD care received during the study will be collected and monitored as TAU.