Mental Health in Veterans and Families After Group Therapies

Soul Medicine Institute

Status and phase: Enrolling; Early Phase 1

Conditions: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy); Behavioral: EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01327690

SMI-GROUP-12/10/10

Details and patient eligibility

About

PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) and associated mental health conditions affect both veterans and their family members. This study investigates whether group therapy using EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) and CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy) produce reductions in PTSD and comorbid symptoms.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The ability to follow instructions, complete written forms, and provide informed consent. Subjects are required to be literate and understand English.
• Physically healthy.
• Active duty military service, veterans, and their family members.

Exclusion criteria

• None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 3 patient groups

Wait List

No Intervention group

Description:

Wait Period corresponding in length to treatment period

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

Experimental group

Description:

EFT group therapy sessions.

Treatment:

Behavioral: EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques)

CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy)

Active Comparator group

Description:

CBT group therapy sessions

Treatment:

Behavioral: CBT (Cognitive Behavior Therapy)