Multicomponent Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Abuse: A Pilot Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 45
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Clinician Administered PTSD Scale
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Purpose: To conduct a pilot study of a cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for PTSD and substance abuse among persons with serious mental illness (SMI) treated in a community setting.
Participants: Participants will be 50 volunteer adult individuals with PTSD and substance use disorders (SUD), and SMI who are receiving services at the Freedom House Recovery Center, served through the Orange Person Chatham (OPC) Area Program.
Procedures (methods): Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions: 1) the CBT intervention plus treatment as usual; or, 2) treatment as usual.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Must be at least 18 years of age
- •Currently receiving services at Freedom House
- •Meet DSM-IV criteria for PTSD
- •Meet criteria for Substance Use Disorder
- •Able to understand and provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
- •Psychiatric hospitalization or suicide attempt in the past two months
Arms & Interventions
CBT Intervention
The CBT intervention includes psychoeducation and coping and social skills delivered in a group format, and exposure therapy delivered in individual sessions
Intervention: CBT and exposure therapy for PTSD (Behavioral)
Treatment as Usual
The TAU Condition will receive usual services at the community clinic, which may include medications, individual or group therapy
Intervention: Treatment as Usual (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Clinician Administered PTSD Scale
Time Frame: 3 months
Secondary Outcomes
- Addiction Severity Index(3 months)