Cognitive Processing Therapy for Syrian Patients With PTSD (CPT4Syrians)

British University In Egypt

Status: Completed

Conditions: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Treatments: Behavioral: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05031728

BritishUE20-21

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: Studies among Syrian refugees showed high prevalence rates of PTSD. The objective of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) in treating patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) using a clinical trial. Methods: Data will be obtained through interviewing patients seeking for PTSD treatment. Patients will be interviewed by a clinician and asked to complete the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-5), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Assessments will be conducted at baseline, 3-, and 12-months posttreatment. The primary outcomes will be the scores of CAPS, BDI-II, and BAI. Results: we predict that CPT will result in greater reductions in CAPS scores.

Full description

Although individuals with PTSD experience significant suffering, disability, and a challenging clinical course, there are still significant gaps in the evidence addressing effective treatment options. Therefore, in the current study CPT will determine the effectiveness in treating Syrian patients with PTSD. Current study significantly adds to the existing literature. It is a novel study in Egypt and adds to the literature.

Enrollment: 94 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria Their nationalities are Syrians

• age older than 18 years and younger than 65,
• patients meeting current diagnostic criteria for PTSD as defined in DSM-5
• have a good knowledge of English-language (reading, writing, and comprehension) because all assessments and therapy materials were in English

Exclusion Criteria

• having mental retardation
• having schizophrenia (or any other psychotic disorders).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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94 participants in 1 patient group

CPT Group

Experimental group

Description:

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is employed. Each patient will attend 12 individual sessions with the therapist. The sessions will be on the weekly basis. The standard manual of CPT (Resick et al., 2016) is going to be employed.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)