Peer Enhanced Exposure Therapy (PEET)
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- PTSD
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Enrollment
- 8
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- PE Sessions Attended
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators plan to develop and test an intervention using peer specialists (Veterans who have managed PTSD and completed PE) to provide support services for Veterans using prolonged exposure therapy.
Detailed Description
The investigators will use qualitative data from Veterans and PE providers to revise the investigators' manualized intervention for peer support services, then complete a feasibility trial to assess the feasibility and acceptability of Peer Enhanced Prolonged Exposure
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Veteran participants will be individuals appropriate for PE, i.e., :
- •Veterans who are currently seeking PE
- •meet DSM-5 criteria for PTSD or subthreshold PTSD
- •are competent to consent to research
Exclusion Criteria
- •Veteran participants do not have levels of other types of psychopathology that would prevent successful participation in the intervention
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
PE Sessions Attended
Time Frame: 10 weeks
Number of PE Sessions attended during 10 weeks of participation in study. 10 is the maximum, 0 is the minimum. Higher numbers of sessions attended are an indication of better engagement in treatment.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist-5
Time Frame: 10 weeks
Self-report measure of PTSD symptoms; score range is 0-80, with higher scores indicating more PTSD symptoms.