Mobile Health Application for Family and Behavioral Health Provider Communication
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Sponsor
- InferLink Corporation
- Enrollment
- 120
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Working Alliance Inventory (Short Form, Therapist)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine feasibility, tolerability, utilization, and effectiveness of using the SupportTeam mobile application in the context of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for veterans with PTSD.
Detailed Description
Purpose: we will examine feasibility, tolerability, utilization, and effectiveness of using the SupportTeam mobile application in the context of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for veterans with PTSD. Participants: (N=100) 50 veterans who have served in the military since October 2001 and have PTSD with anger problems; and 50 collateral family members/close friends above the age of 18. Procedures (methods): All Veterans with PTSD will receive a 12 session standard CBT for anger. Veterans in the intervention group will additionally receive instructions for using SupportTeam with a family member or friend that will provide data for the CBT clinician. Veterans in the control group will receive the CBT sessions, but will not receive the SupportTeam mobile application.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •For Veteran:
- •Age 18 or older
- •Served in a branch of the US military since October, 2001
- •Meets DSM-5 criteria for current PTSD as measured by the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5);
- •Reports at least one episode of anger or irritability in the past week;
- •Has and regularly uses an iOS (iPhone 5s or higher with iOS 8 or higher) or Android (with 4G network and Android 4.1 or higher) smartphone with a data plan;
- •Has a family member or friend who also has and uses a smartphone with a data plan and agrees to participate in the study.
- •Is able and willing to attend 12 weekly sessions at Duke Psychiatry offices within normal business hours (M-F 8:00-5:00)
- •For Collateral:
- •18 years old or older
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Working Alliance Inventory (Short Form, Therapist)
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Documents perspectives of therapist-client relationship
Participant Treatment Participation
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Number of weekly sessions attended by participants
Zarit Burden Interview
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Measures stress felt by caregivers
Working Alliance Inventory (Client)
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Documents perspectives of therapist-client relationship
PTSD Knowledge Scale
Time Frame: 12 weeks
Measures general knowledge about PTSD
Secondary Outcomes
- Dimensions of Anger Reactions(12 weeks)
- Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM5 (CAPS 5)(Past month)