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2024-05-06 @ 8:21 AM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 11:59 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT02724787
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2019-09-17
First Post:
2016-03-18
Brief Title:
Using Emotion Regulation to Decrease Aggression in Veterans With PTSD
Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Organization:
VA Office of Research and Development
Study Overview
Official Title:
CAP - Using Emotion Regulation to Decrease Aggression in Veterans With PTSD
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2019-09
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
EMDA
Brief Summary:
Impulsive aggression IA is common among Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD and PTSD is one of the most prevalent post deployment mental health conditions affecting Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans An inability to manage ones emotions emotion dysregulation is an underlying mechanism of IA Reducing IA and increasing use of PTSD evidence-based psychotherapies are two critical missions for the Veterans Health Administration
This research supports these missions by providing a 3-session emotion regulation training Manage Emotions to Reduce Aggression to Veterans in order to teach them how to manage emotions and prepare for PTSD treatment This is an open trail so all Veterans who meet the inclusion criteria will be allowed to receive the treatment Each Veterans level of aggression and emotion dysregulation will be measured at the beginning and end to the treatment By enhancing Veterans abilities to cope with trauma-related emotions and feel equipped to initiate PTSD treatments this research aims to help Veterans decrease IA and ultimately recover from PTSD
This research supports these missions by providing a 3-session emotion regulation training Manage Emotions to Reduce Aggression to Veterans in order to teach them how to manage emotions and prepare for PTSD treatment This is an open trail so all Veterans who meet the inclusion criteria will be allowed to receive the treatment Each Veterans level of aggression and emotion dysregulation will be measured at the beginning and end to the treatment By enhancing Veterans abilities to cope with trauma-related emotions and feel equipped to initiate PTSD treatments this research aims to help Veterans decrease IA and ultimately recover from PTSD
Detailed Description:
In this pilot study for the Consortium to Alleviate PTSD Shannon Miles PhD of the James A Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa Florida and her study team will work with post-911 combat Veterans with PTSD and impulsive aggression The Veterans will be identified as having impulsive aggression if they report having engaged in at least three episodes of aggression within the past month The investigators will provide training in emotion regulation via an innovative three-session training called Managing Emotions to Reduce Aggression or MERA
The goal of the pilot study is to test the feasibility of MERA in reducing impulsive aggression A secondary goal is to prepare Veterans for psychotherapy for PTSD One reason that too few Veterans seek PTSD treatment may be that they fear that they will not be able to control their emotional responses when they begin treatment The investigators for this study believe that equipping Veterans with emotion regulation skills and knowledge about PTSD treatments may help them initiate complete and benefit from evidence-based psychotherapies
MERA is provided in a three-session condensed time frame to make it accessible to Veterans whose careers school and families compete with treatment time The training is delivered in a group format and incorporates emotion education cognitive-behavioral and acceptance-based skills training and information about what emotional experiences to expect from PTSD treatments Study participants will undergo weekly assessments for emotion regulation and aggression Following the MERA training study participants will be followed by CAP investigators to monitor whether they seek out receive and complete evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD
The goal of the pilot study is to test the feasibility of MERA in reducing impulsive aggression A secondary goal is to prepare Veterans for psychotherapy for PTSD One reason that too few Veterans seek PTSD treatment may be that they fear that they will not be able to control their emotional responses when they begin treatment The investigators for this study believe that equipping Veterans with emotion regulation skills and knowledge about PTSD treatments may help them initiate complete and benefit from evidence-based psychotherapies
MERA is provided in a three-session condensed time frame to make it accessible to Veterans whose careers school and families compete with treatment time The training is delivered in a group format and incorporates emotion education cognitive-behavioral and acceptance-based skills training and information about what emotional experiences to expect from PTSD treatments Study participants will undergo weekly assessments for emotion regulation and aggression Following the MERA training study participants will be followed by CAP investigators to monitor whether they seek out receive and complete evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
False
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None
Secondary IDs
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| W81XWH-12-PHTBI-CA | OTHER_GRANT | VA Clincial Science Research and Development | None |