A Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Interpersonal Therapy to Exposure Therapy for PTSD Consequent to Military Sexual Trauma

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two kinds of therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): exposure therapy (ET) and Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT). The results of this study will allow us to see if IPT and ET are equally effective in treating PTSD due to Military Sexual Trauma, with the long-term goal of making PTSD treatment effective for as many people as possible.

Eligibility

Age range: 18–85 years
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: No

Detailed criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * English-speaking * Military Sexual Trauma (MST) survivors, with MST defined as actual or threatened sexual violence, from Vietnam era to current Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation New Dawn * Diagnosed with PTSD consequent to MST, with a minimum CAPS score \> 40 * Medically stable at time of study enrollment (for persons with chronic injuries and that any disability present does not prevent attendance of weekly outpatient therapy sessions) * Ability to provide informed consent and function at an intellectual level sufficient to allow accurate com…

Interventions

Behavioral
Exposure Therapy
Psychotherapy including imaginal and in vivo exposure for PTSD.
Behavioral
Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy that focuses on the effects of PTSD on current interpersonal functioning.

Location

Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York
olb4002@med.cornell.edu 212-821-0783

A Non-Inferiority Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Interpersonal Therapy to Exposure Therapy for PTSD Consequent to Military Sexual Trauma

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