Increasing Engagement in PTSD Treatment Through Patient Education and Patient Choice

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Status: Completed

Conditions: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Treatments: Behavioral: Informed decision making; Behavioral: Placebo session

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01446146

H-28111

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this program is to compare two different methods of matching a Veteran to a PTSD treatment.

Full description

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious disorder that affects many Veterans who have had a traumatic experience. The VA offers several different types of treatment for PTSD. We are researching different ways to match a Veteran to a type of treatment. Participants in this study will will be randomly assigned to either a 40-minute session in which they will learn about PTSD treatments and select a preferred treatment or to a 40-minute assessment interview. Those participants assigned to the assessment interview will have the opportunity to work with their Trauma Recovery Program provider to determine a plan for their PTSD treatment.

Enrollment: 27 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of combat-related PTSD
• Newly enrolled in Trauma Recovery Program (TRP) at the Michael E. DeBakey VA medical center
• TRP provider approval

Exclusion criteria

• Previous participation in TRP treatment for PTSD

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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27 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

IDM intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Will receive a 40 minute intervention session with a clinician, learning about PTSD treatment options and choosing a preferred treatment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Informed decision making

Treatment as usual plus placebo session

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Will work with provider to select a treatment plan and will receive a 40 minute session without IDM intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Placebo session