Improving Access To Services to Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOC's)

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Panic Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Intensive Panic Control Treatment (IPCT)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01346241

H-28272

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of delivering IPCT in three rural VA community based outpatient clinics (CBOCs).

Full 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.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)