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Clinical Trials/NCT01627548
NCT01627548WithdrawnNot Applicable

UCLA Welcome Back Veterans Family Resilience Center Couples Counseling for Combat Veterans

University of California, Los Angeles2 sites in 1 countryStarted: January 2012Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Withdrawn
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
Improved couples communication as measured by standardized assessments

Study Overview

Brief Summary

A pilot intervention of an existing intervention adapted for the returning warfighter population: a couples treatment for PTSD, Structured Approach Therapy (SAT), which emphasizes reducing the PTSD avoidance/numbing symptoms that are corrosive in families.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • OIF/OEF/ OND veteran with at least one deployment
  • In a cohabitating relationship for 6 months or longer
  • Cohabitating 50% of the time or more
  • Diagnosed with PTSD or meets the diagnosis criteria for PTSD as related to deployment experience (CAPS)
  • Ability to make weekly appointments
  • Willingness to commit to change

Exclusion Criteria

  • Receiving an evidence-based treatment for PTSD within the past 6 months
  • Receiving couples therapy within the last 6 months
  • Moderate or excessive physical violence within the past 3 months (CTS)
  • Alcohol/substance dependence (SCID)
  • Known domestic violence/abuse (CTS)
  • Symptoms of psychosis within the past 3 months
  • Unstable psychiatric medicine usage or on regimen less than 3 months

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Improved couples communication as measured by standardized assessments

Time Frame: 4-6 months

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Shirley Glynn

Associate Researcher

University of California, Los Angeles

Study Sites (2)

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