Clinical trials: Military Exposure
PTSD
A Trial Comparing Interpersonal Therapy to Exposure Therapy for PTSD Due to Military Sexual Trauma (MST) in Male and Female Military Personnel
The purpose of this study is to compare two kinds of therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): exposure therapy (ET) and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT).
- Trial name
- NCT03803332
- Testing
- Exposure Therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Predicting Treatment Outcomes With Intensive Outpatient Treatment for PTSD
The open-label clinical study explores potential modifiable predictors of treatment outcomes in a sample of 55 military service members and veterans with clinically significant PTSD symptoms who receive Intensive Outpatient…
- Trial name
- PTSD (NCT04307498)
- Testing
- Intensive Outpatient Program - Prolonged Exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
PROlonGed ExpoSure Sertraline
The current research study aims to compare the effectiveness of two proven treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): Prolonged Exposure (PE), sertraline, and their combination.
- Trial name
- PROGrESS (NCT01524133)
- Testing
- Sertraline, Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 223 people
- Sponsor
- VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
BraveMind: Advancing the Virtual Iraq/Afghanistan PTSD Exposure Therapy
The proposed study is designed to test the clinical efficacy of the BRAVEMIND military sexual trauma (MST) system in an initial feasibility and wait list clinical trial of 45 users. The following hypotheses will be tested: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT02246972
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Virtual Reality (VR) Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
It is proposed that using Virtual Reality as part of therapy will result in improvements in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder for Service Members with PTSD related to service in Iraq and/or Afghanistan.
- Trial name
- NCT00992953
- Testing
- Treatment as Usual, Virtual Reality Exposure with Stimulus Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Couple HOPES and COVID-19
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) will be a severe problem in Canada in the wake of COVID-19, especially for Military Members, Veterans, First Responders, and Healthcare Workers (MVFH).
- Trial name
- HOPES (NCT04763681)
- Testing
- Couple HOPES Guided, Internet-Delivered, Self-Help Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- York University
Tramatic Brain Injury
The Effects of Chronic Exposure to Low-Level Blasts
Background: Repeated exposure to explosions may lead to changes in the way that people think or feel. Breachers (people trained to use explosives to get into buildings) are exposed to repeated blasts as part of their job.
- Trial name
- NCT01524822
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Combat Disorders
Prolonged Exposure for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Among Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) Personnel
The purpose of this study is 1) to evaluate whether massing 10 PE sessions in 2 weeks (massed trials; M-PE) is more efficacious than Minimal Contact control (MCC); 2) whether the massed sessions format retains the efficacy of…
- Trial name
- STRONG STAR (NCT01049516)
- Testing
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy - Massed, Prolonged Exposure Therapy - Spaced, Minimal Contact Control
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 366 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Pulmonary Function
Service and Health Among Deployed Veterans
The purpose of the study is to better understand the health, including lung health, of Veterans who deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), or Operation New Dawn (OND) and other…
- Trial name
- SHADE (NCT02825654)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Combat Disorders
A Comparison of Web-Prolonged Exposure (Web-PE) and Present-Centered Therapy (PCT) for PTSD Among Active-Duty Military Personnel
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the efficacy and potential biological mechanisms of action of 10 sessions of a web-version of Prolonged Exposure (PE), "Web-PE," delivered over 8-weeks to 10 sessions…
- Trial name
- NCT02556645
- Testing
- Web-PE Therapy, Therapist-Delivered Present-Centered Therapy
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Prospective Cohort Study of Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) for Treatment of Military Psychological Trauma
This is a prospective cohort treatment intervention study (n=200) whereby U.S. service members and veterans with symptoms of PTSD will undergo 2-5 sessions of ART delivered by Florida licensed mental health professionals trained…
- Trial name
- NCT02030522
- Testing
- Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
A Head-to-head Comparison of Virtual Reality Treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Therapy that uses Virtual Reality (VR) has been shown to help in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It is unclear what role the VR simulator itself plays in recovery.
- Trial name
- NCT00978484
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy - Dynamic, Augmented Exposure Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego
PTSD
Dexamethasone Plus Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy for PTSD
Evidence from preliminary studies suggests that people with PTSD have heightened fear responses and that cortisol suppression reduces this heightened fear.
- Trial name
- Dex (NCT01965366)
- Testing
- Virtual reality exposure therapy, 0.5 mg DEX
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin
Toxin Exposure and Immune Dysregulation in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
The goal of this observational cohort study is to learn how toxin and occupational exposures, germline genetic variation, and immune dysregulation relate to B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma among active-duty service members and other…
- Conditions
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin, B-cell Lymphoma, Immune Dysregulation
- Trial name
- TOXNHL (NCT07652580)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
PTSD
Implementation of Prolonged Exposure in the Military
This randomized study examines how prolonged exposure (PE) therapy, an evidence-based treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), can be successfully disseminated and implemented in the Army.
- Trial name
- NCT02982538
- Testing
- Extended Training in Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD, Standard Training in Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, PTSD
Service Dogs and Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Military-Connected PTSD
This study investigates the impact of Service Dog partnership on the effectiveness of Prolonged Exposure Therapy. We will learn whether Service Dog partnership in combination with Prolonged Exposure Therapy treatment can help…
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, PTSD, Animal-Human Bonding, Combat Stress Disorders
- Trial name
- SERVES+ (NCT06723834)
- Testing
- Psychiatric Service Dog, Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
PTSD
Effectiveness of Trauma Management Therapy and Prolonged Exposure Therapy
The purpose of this requirement is to identify an effective exposure psychotherapy paradigm for the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in active duty service members and veterans by comparing different exposure…
- Trial name
- NCT04549493
- Testing
- Exposure Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Combined With Written Exposure Therapy for PTSD in Military Personnel With TBI
In this study, the investigators are evaluating whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a brain stimulation technique, can be combined with Written Exposure Therapy (WET), a standard talk therapy for posttraumatic…
- Trial name
- NCT07715799
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulator, Written Exposure Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
PFAS, Environmental Exposures
Use of Bile Acid Binding Resins to Decrease PFAS Levels Via Colesevalem in Veterans Study
The goal of this study is to test the efficacy and feasibility of Colesevelam administration (50% of the recommended dose) to reduce serum PFAS concentration in the Veteran population who have serum PFAS levels that exceed the…
- Conditions
- PFAS, Environmental Exposures, Occupational Exposure to Chemicals, Military Exposure
- Trial name
- PAVERS (NCT07592858)
- Testing
- Colesevelam
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rhode Island
Traumatic Brain Injury
Impact of Pre-Military Life Experiences/Exposures on Active-Duty Service Members' Psychological Health
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the impact of historic and current Traumatic Brain Injuries on a Marine Battalion.
- Trial name
- NCT06070025
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California