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| Sponsor: | Department of Veterans Affairs |
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| Information provided by (Responsible Party): | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00893152 |
Purpose
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a potentially severe and persistent condition that affects social, occupational and family functioning, is prevalent among returning OIF/OEF veterans. PTSD has a powerful impact on family functioning. Because good family relationships appear to moderate its impact, while stressful relationships may reduce the benefits of treatment, a program that enhances family functioning by assisting both veteran and family in coping with the veteran's PTSD could directly improve the veteran's adjustment and well-being, and indirectly improve his/her social and occupational functioning. Effective programs for OIF/OEF veterans are urgently needed. This study will address critical gaps in knowledge about relevant needs and preferences of OIF/OEF veterans and families, and how best to involve families in treatment.
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Official Title: | Perspectives on Enhancing Family Involvement in Treatment for PTSD |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 160 |
| Study Start Date: | November 2009 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2011 |
| Primary Completion Date: | September 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Male veterans (focus groups and individual interviews)
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Female veterans (focus groups and individual interviews)
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Family members of participating veterans (focus groups and individual interviews)
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Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a potentially severe and persistent condition that affects social, occupational and family functioning, is prevalent among returning OIF/OEF veterans. PTSD has a powerful impact on family functioning. Because good family relationships appear to moderate its impact, while stressful relationships may reduce the benefits of treatment, a program that enhances family functioning by assisting both veteran and family in coping with the veteran's PTSD could directly improve the veteran's adjustment and well-being, and indirectly improve his/her social and occupational functioning. Effective programs for OIF/OEF veterans are urgently needed. This study will address critical gaps in knowledge about relevant needs and preferences of OIF/OEF veterans and families, and how best to involve families in treatment.
Objectives: The specific aim of this project is to describe the needs and preferences of OIF/OEF service-era veterans with PTSD and their families relevant to family involvement in care.
Methods: This is a two-site qualitative methods study that will be conducted at the Little Rock and Oklahoma City VAMCs. The study will involve approximately 160 participants (80 veterans and 80 family members). We will use qualitative methods to identify the needs and preferences of OIF/OEF veterans and family members, and will assess the implications of study findings for program design. We will conduct individual and group interviews in Little Rock and Oklahoma City with 40 male veterans. We will conduct separate individual and group interviews in Little Rock and Oklahoma City with 40 female veterans, and with 80 family members of participating veterans in Little Rock and Oklahoma City. Interviews will address perceived needs, desires for family involvement in treatment, types of services that would be attractive/unattractive, elements of alternative approaches to meeting needs that would be attractive/unattractive, as well as logistic considerations (e.g., timing and frequency of meetings, mode of meeting, child care). We will use the techniques of constant comparison and content analysis to analyze interview data.
Status: Data collection is complete; data analysis is ongoing.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
| Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Veteran participants will be OIF/OEF veterans receiving outpatient treatment for PTSD at the Little Rock or Oklahoma City VAMCs. Each veteran participant will designate an adult family member/friend to participate in a separate interview.
Inclusion Criteria:
Veteran:
Family:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| United States, Arkansas | |
| Central Arkansas VHS Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Ctr, Little Rock | |
| No. Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72114-1706 | |
| United States, Oklahoma | |
| VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City | |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104 | |
| Principal Investigator: | Ellen P. Fischer, PhD | Central Arkansas VHS Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Ctr, Little Rock |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | Department of Veterans Affairs |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00893152 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | DHI 08-097, CAVHS 0156_2008I |
| Study First Received: | May 1, 2009 |
| Last Updated: | October 31, 2011 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders |
