Promoting Positive Emotional Functioning in Police and Military Populations

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT06035562

University of Manitoba65 enrolled

Overview

This study will examine whether actively serving and veteran members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) who complete a treatment targeting anhedonia symptoms and amplifying positive emotional processing: 1) experience significant symptom reductions in anxiety, trauma, and depressive symptoms; 2) report increased experience of positive emotions; 3) report improvements to broad functioning and quality of life; and 4) find the treatment to be highly tolerable.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Anhedonia

Interventions

PVSETBEHAVIORAL

6, one-hour sessions of individual therapy, consisting of Positive Valence System Enhancement Treatment for Anxiety and Depression (PVSET), which will consist of psychoeducation and positive activity interventions designed to increase positive emotions, cognitions, and behaviors.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Be an actively serving or veteran member of the CAF and RCMP; * Have been referred to receive the treatment protocol at the OSIC at Deer Lodge Centre by a doctor or psychologist; * Have previously participated in at least one evidence-based psychological treatment for depressive, anxiety, or trauma-and-stressor-related condition at OSIC but remain clinically symptomatic; * Be able to speak, read, and write in English; * Have no current psychosis, untreated bipolar disorder, or current suicidal ideation with plan and intent; * Be on a stable medication regime and agree to not make changes for the duration of the treatment.

Locations (1)

Deer Lodge Centre

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in depression symptoms

Change in depression symptoms based on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Scores on this scale range from 0-27, with higher scores indication more severe depression.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Change in anxiety symptoms

Change in anxiety symptoms based on the Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale (OASIS). Scores on this scale range from 0-20, with higher scores indication more severe anxiety.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Change in PTSD symptoms

Change in PTSD symptom severity based on the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). Scores on this scale range from 0-80 with higher scores indicating greater symptom severity.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Change in positive and negative affect

Change in positive and negative affect based on the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS). Scores on the two subscales of this assessment range from 0-50, with higher scores on the positive affect subscale representing higher levels of positive affect, and lower scores on the negative affect subscale representing lower levels of negative affect.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Change in quality of life

Change in quality of life as measure by the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q-SF). Scores on this scale range from 0-70, and are converted to a percentage, with higher scores indicating greater life enjoyment and satisfaction.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Psychotherapy progress

Psychotherapy progress as measured by the Outcome Questionnaire 45 (OQ-45). A total score of all subscales ranges from 0 to 180, with higher scores indicating more severe distress and functional impairment.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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