It is urgent to make evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for military personnel readily accessible in order to meet the growing demand for effective and efficient treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a timely manner. Effective EBTs for PTSD are available, but barriers to accessing care can deter military personnel from receiving treatment. Web-treatments represent an innovative way to overcome these barriers. The efficacy of previously developed web-treatments for PTSD appear promising, however, they are not based on treatment protocols with strong empirical support for their efficacy. No study to date has examined web-treatment of PTSD using a well-established treatment program. The purpose of this open trial is to examine the efficacy of 10 sessions of a web-version of Prolonged Exposure (PE), "Web-PE," delivered over 8-weeks in 40 active-duty military personnel and veterans with PTSD who deployed post 9-11. Up to 60 individuals will be consented to obtain data from 40 for analysis. Participants will be assessed at pre-treatment and 1- and 3-months after treatment completion.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
34
Ten 60-minute psychotherapy sessions over 8 weeks, focused on gradually confronting distressing trauma-related memories and reminders. Web-PE is an internet-based version of prolonged exposure (PE) for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, United States
PTSD CheckList-5 (PCL-5)
A 20-item self-report measure of PTSD symptoms as defined by the DSM-5. Higher scores indicate greater PTSD symptom severity.
Time frame: Change from baseline to 1-month follow-up (post-treatment)
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
A 9-item measure of the severity of depressive symptoms. Higher scores indicated greater depressive symptom severity.
Time frame: Change from baseline to 1-month follow-up (post-treatment)
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