NCT01029197

Multicomponent Cognitive Behavioral Therapy(CBT) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Substance Abuse

Multicomponent Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Abuse: A Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Purpose: To conduct a pilot study of a cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for PTSD and substance abuse among persons with serious mental illness (SMI) treated in a community setting. Participants: Participants will be 50 volunteer adult individuals with PTSD and substance use disorders (SUD), and SMI who are receiving services at the Freedom House Recovery Center, served through the Orange Person Chatham (OPC) Area Program. Procedures (methods): Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions: 1) the CBT intervention plus treatment as usual; or, 2) treatment as usual.

Conditions

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Substance Abuse

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	CBT and exposure therapy for PTSD	The CBT intervention will be administered twice weekly in group therapy sessions for 7 weeks, and then twice weekly individual sessions for 4 weeks.
OTHER	Treatment as Usual	Participants in the treatment as usual condition will receive their usual services at the community clinic where they receive mental health and substance abuse services

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-08-01
• Primary completion: 2010-06-01
• Completion: 2010-06-01
• First posted: 2009-12-09
• Last updated: 2010-07-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States