Enhancing Psychotherapy for Veterans and Service Members with PTSD and Anxiety

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two different intensive formats of delivering cognitive-behavioral treatment for people with PTSD and anxiety disorders. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is iTCBT delivered in individual and group formats more effective than TAU in improving anxiety symptoms and quality of life? * For treatment non-responders, is iTCBT-Enhanced more effective than TAU improving anxiety symptoms and quality of life? * Does iTCBT-Individual produce a larger improvement in anxiety and quality of life compared with iTCBT-Group? Participants will undergo several assessments throughout the course of the study. Based on randomization, they will receive: (1) iTCBT in an individual format over a 2-week period, (2) iTCBT in a group format over a 2-day period, or (3) usual care. Those who do not show a response to treatment will receive 4 additional individual therapy sessions.

Conditions

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety Disorders

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Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two different intensive formats of delivering cognitive-behavioral treatment for people with PTSD and anxiety disorders. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is iTCBT delivered in individual and group formats more effective than TAU in improving anxiety symptoms and quality of life? * For treatment non-responders, is iTCBT-Enhanced more effective than TAU improving anxiety symptoms and quality of life? * Does iTCBT-Individual produce a larger improvement in anxiety and quality of life compared with iTCBT-Group? Participants will undergo several assessments throughout the course of the study. Based on randomization, they will receive: (1) iTCBT in an individual format over a 2-week period, (2) iTCBT in a group format over a 2-day period, or (3) usual care. Those who do not show a response to treatment will receive 4 additional individual therapy sessions.

Enhancing Intensive Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Veterans with PTSD and Anxiety Disorders

Enhancing Psychotherapy for Veterans and Service Members with PTSD and Anxiety

Condition
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Houston

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Veteran/Service Member at least 18 years old
  • * Current diagnosis of at least one anxiety-based disorder: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Other Specified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder, Other Specified Anxiety Disorder, and Unspecified Anxiety Disorder (based on ADIS-5)
  • * Moderate-to-poor life enjoyment and satisfaction as indicated by a score of 47 or lower on the QLES-Q-SF
  • * Stable on psychotropic medication for 4 weeks before study participation
  • * Willing to be randomized to treatment condition
  • * Active symptoms of mania or psychosis at baseline (based on ADIS-5)
  • * Depression with active suicidal ideation and intent that would preclude treatment (based on ADIS-5 \& BDI-II)
  • * Moderate-to-severe cognitive impairment as indicated by the SLUMS (a score below 20)
  • * Veterans/Service Members with comorbid substance/alcohol use or dependence are study eligible but must agree to reduce and limit their use of substances during the active course of treatment, particularly during exposure exercises. If they do not agree to this, they will be excluded
  • * Undergoing concurrent transdiagnostic CBT specifically targeting any of the above-mentioned disorders

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Baylor College of Medicine,

Ellen Teng, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Study Record Dates

2026-09