Trial of Art Therapy During Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; Stress Disorder, Post-Traumatic
• Interventions: Behavioral: Cognitive Processing therapy; Behavioral: CPT + Art Therapy; Behavioral: Art + CPT

• Registration Number: NCT02610049
• Lead Sponsor: Hampton VA Medical Center

Brief Summary

This is a randomized, controlled trial of adjunctive art therapy during cognitive processing therapy for PTSD.

Detailed Description

The objective of this study is to examine the effects of art therapy with combat veterans who have PTSD and to measure if it reduces symptoms more than verbal Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) alone. This study will incorporate art processes and materials into an already established protocol of CPT in order to create a sense of safety for veterans in beginning therapy, and access the nonverbal parts of the trauma in order to process it. Art-making will be used to help veterans address trauma and integrate who they were before the trauma with who they are currently. It will assist in addressing the grief and loss caused by combat, and will be used as veterans begin building a worldview and self-concept that are not filled with trauma and war. It is hypothesized that the veterans who receive art therapy with CPT will show a significantly greater decrease in PTSD symptoms than those who receive only CPT.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-11
• Study First Submitted: 2015-11-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-11-19
• Study First Posted: 2015-11-20
• Primary Completion: 2017-02-03
• Study Completion: 2017-02-13
• Status Verified: 2017-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-08-08
• Last Update Posted: 2017-08-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 31

Inclusion Criteria

• PCL-M initial score >= 50;
• Both genders,
• All ethnicities,
• Veterans in treatment for PTSD,

Exclusion Criteria

• No active substance use disorder,
• No active suicidal or homicidal ideation,
• No psychosis

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control	Cognitive Processing therapy	Subjects will receive 8 sessions of Cognitive Processing Therapy.
Experimental 2	CPT + Art Therapy	Subject to receive 8 sessions of individual therapy for Art + CPT Cognitive Processing Therapy intervention pre-specified to be administered separately.
Experimental	Art + CPT	Subjects will receive 8 sessions of CPT + Art Therapy 8 sessions of individual therapy.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PTSD Symptoms assessed by PCL-M score	8-12 weeks	PTSD symptoms will be measured by PCL-M score
Depression Symptoms assessed by Beck Depression Inventory-II	8-12 weeks	Beck Depression Inventory-II will be used to measure depression

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Treatment Satisfaction assessed by Likert scale	8-12 weeks	Likert scale will be used to compare satisfaction with art and CPT conditions
Treatment completion assessed by dropout rate	8-12 weeks	Compare dropout rate between experimental and control groups during treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hampton VA Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Hampton, Virginia, United States