Improving Access To Services With An Intensive Two-Day Treatment For Panic
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Enrollment
- 50
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Intensive Panic Control Treatment (IPCT)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of delivering IPCT in three rural VA community based outpatient clinics (CBOCs).
Detailed Description
We will first need to develop a more thorough understanding of the potential barriers associated with implementing this novel form of treatment in these settings by conducting focus groups at each facility. This information will then be used to modify the treatment, which will then be piloted with Veterans enrolled in these clinics who have panic disorder.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •OEF/OIF/OND Veteran with current diagnosis of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia (presence of other anxiety disorders is acceptable)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Current substance dependence
- •psychosis
- •symptomatic bipolar disorder
- •severe depression with suicidal intent or plan
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Intensive Panic Control Treatment (IPCT)
Time Frame: 3 Months
IPCT is a manualized treatment that consists of psychoeducation about panic disorder, behavioral exercises such as breathing retraining and interoceptive exposure to mimic symptoms during an actual panic attack, and cognitive restructuring (identifying thought distortions and replacing them with corrective thoughts based on realistic appraisals).
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported