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NCT Number: NCT01029197

Multicomponent Cognitive Behavioral Therapy(CBT) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Substance Abuse

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Substance Abuse Substance-Related Disorders Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Freedom House

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

CBT and exposure therapy for PTSD

Behavioral

The CBT intervention will be administered twice weekly in group therapy sessions for 7 weeks, and then twice weekly individual sessions for 4 weeks.

Treatment as Usual

Other

Participants in the treatment as usual condition will receive their usual services at the community clinic where they receive mental health and substance abuse services

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinician Administered PTSD Scale

    Time frame: 3 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Addiction Severity Index

    Time frame: 3 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Multicomponent Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Abuse: A Pilot Study

Acronym: PTSD/SUD

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Dec 9, 2009
Registry last updated
Jul 7, 2010

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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