Enhancing PTSD Treatment Outcomes by Improving Patient-Provider Communication
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 54
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Patient-provider communication: VR-CoDES (Posttreatment)
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn whether existing treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be improved. Two treatments for PTSD, cognitive processing therapy (CPT) and prolonged exposure (PE) will be studied. CPT and PE are effective treatments that are widely available, but interventions are needed to improve patient outcomes in these treatments. The investigators have developed an Adjunctive Writing intervention for Amplifying Response and Engagement (AWARE), which was designed using health communication strategies to enhance CPT and PE by improving communication between patients and therapists about patients' experiences in treatment. This research will investigate whether adding AWARE to CPT and PE will lead to better treatment outcomes compared to CPT and PE provided as usual without AWARE. AWARE includes a brief writing task asking patients about their experiences in treatment, as well as guided therapist responses to improve patient-therapist communication about patients' experiences in treatment. In the first phase of the study (case series phase), CPT or PE with AWARE will be provided to four adults with PTSD to pilot test adding AWARE to CPT and PE, seek patient and provider feedback, and refine AWARE. The first four participants who enroll will be part of the case series and will receive CPT or PE with AWARE. Then, in the second phase of the study, the randomized controlled trial (RCT) phase, the investigators will enroll 50 more adults with PTSD who will be randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to receive CPT/PE as usual or CPT/PE with AWARE. It is expected that 25 participants will be randomized to CPT/PE with AWARE and 25 participants will be randomized to receive CPT/PE provided as usual. The goals of the RCT phase are to study whether AWARE is acceptable to patients, whether it is feasible to add AWARE to CPT and PE, and whether adding AWARE to CPT and PE improves patient-therapist communication and treatment outcomes compared to CPT/PE as usual.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Diagnosis of PTSD
- •Stable on psychiatric medications for at least 4 weeks
排除标准
- •Current unstable bipolar disorder
- •Current psychosis
- •Current active suicidal or homicidal ideation with intent or plan
- •Current severe substance use that warrants immediate medical attention
- •Current trauma-focused treatment
- •Significant cognitive impairment that would prevent engagement in assessments and therapy (e.g., advanced dementia, severe traumatic brain injury).
结局指标
主要结局
Patient-provider communication: VR-CoDES (Posttreatment)
时间窗: Immediately after ending treatment
Verona Coding Definitions of Emotional Sequences (VR-CoDES) - Observational Coding - Used to code patient writing and recordings of each weekly session check-in for 1) patient disclosure of concerns and 2) therapists' responses to patients' concerns. A random selection of 25% of session recordings will be rated. Patients' cues and concerns and providers' responses to patients' cues and concerns are classified into 25 categories, coded as present/absent. Codes will be averaged across all treatment sessions coded.
Feasibility assessed by PE adherence
时间窗: Immediately after ending treatment
PE Fidelity Rating Form - Observer Rating - PE adherence is the percentage of PE protocol elements completed across therapy sessions, rated from 0-100%, with a higher percentage indicating greater adherence. A random selection of 50% of session recordings will be rated, and ratings will be averaged across all rated sessions. Completion of ≥ 90% mean adherence to protocol elements indicates high PE adherence, and would be an indicator of feasibility of AWARE.
Acceptability: Therapeutic Alliance (Mid-treatment)
时间窗: After 6 sessions
Working Alliance Inventory Short-Revised (WAI-SR) - Self-Report - The WAI-SR has 12 items assessing three aspects of the therapeutic alliance: agreement on tasks, agreement on goals, and therapeutic bond. Total scores range from 12-60; higher scores indicate stronger therapeutic alliance/treatment acceptability.
PTSD: CAPS-5 (Posttreatment)
时间窗: Immediately after ending treatment
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 (CAPS-5) - Clinician Interview - The CAPS-5 includes 20 items assessing PTSD symptom severity. Total scores range from 0-80 with higher scores indicating more severe PTSD symptoms.
Feasibility assessed by CPT adherence
时间窗: Immediately after ending treatment
CPT Therapist Adherence and Competence Protocol-Revised - Observer Rating - CPT adherence is the percentage of CPT protocol elements completed across therapy sessions, rated from 0-100%, with a higher percentage indicating greater adherence. A random selection of 50% of session recordings will be rated, and ratings will be averaged across all rated sessions. Completion of ≥ 90% mean adherence to protocol elements indicates high CPT adherence, and would be an indicator of feasibility of AWARE.
Feasibility assessed by CPT competence
时间窗: Immediately after ending treatment
CPT Therapist Adherence and Competence Protocol-Revised - Observer Rating - CPT competence is the skill with which therapists implement CPT protocol elements across therapy sessions, rated from 1-7, with higher scores indicating greater competence. A random selection of 50% of session recordings will be rated, and ratings will be averaged across all rated sessions. A score of good (5) or greater on the 1-7 scale indicates high CPT competence, and would be an indicator of feasibility of AWARE.
PTSD: CAPS-5 (Follow-up)
时间窗: 3 months after ending treatment
Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) - Clinician Interview - The CAPS-5 includes 20 items assessing PTSD symptom severity. Total scores range from 0-80 with higher scores indicating more severe PTSD symptoms.
Acceptability: Client satisfaction (Mid-treatment)
时间窗: After 6 sessions
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) - Self-Report - The CSQ has 8 items assessing client satisfaction with the treatment they have received. Total scores range from 8-32; higher scores indicate greater client satisfaction/treatment acceptability.
Treatment Completion
时间窗: Immediately after ending treatment
Proportion of patients who completed a full course of the assigned treatment
Acceptability: Client satisfaction (Posttreatment)
时间窗: Immediately after ending treatment
Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) - Self-Report - The CSQ has 8 items assessing client satisfaction with the treatment they have received. Total scores range from 8-32; higher scores indicate greater client satisfaction/treatment acceptability.
Feasibility assessed by PE competence
时间窗: Immediately after ending treatment
PE Fidelity Rating Form - Observer Rating - PE competence is the skill with which therapists implement PE protocol elements across therapy sessions, rated from 1-7, with higher scores indicating greater competence. A random selection of 50% of session recordings will be rated, and ratings will be averaged across all rated sessions. A score of good (5) or greater on the 1-7 scale indicates high PE competence, and would be an indicator of feasibility of AWARE.
Acceptability: Therapeutic Alliance (Posttreatment)
时间窗: Immediately after ending treatment
Working Alliance Inventory Short-Revised (WAI-SR) - Self-Report - The WAI-SR has 12 items assessing three aspects of the therapeutic alliance: agreement on tasks, agreement on goals, and therapeutic bond. Total scores range from 12-60; higher scores indicate stronger therapeutic alliance/treatment acceptability.
次要结局
- Depression (Posttreatment)(Immediately after ending treatment)
- Depression (Follow-Up)(3 months after ending treatment)
- Patient-provider communication: PPIS (Posttreatment)(Immediately after ending treatment)
- PTSD: PCL-5 (Posttreatment)(Immediately after ending treatment)
- PTSD: PCL-5 (Follow-up)(3 months after ending treatment)
- Functional impairment (Posttreatment)(Immediately after ending treatment)
- Functional impairment (Follow-up)(3 months after ending treatment)