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title: Improving Implementation of Evidence Based PTSD Psychotherapy for Veterans in the Community
nct_id: NCT02499432
overall_status: COMPLETED
phase: NA
sponsor: Veterans Medical Research Foundation
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
primary_condition: PTSD
countries: United States
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clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02499432"
ct_last_update_post_date: 2015-07-16
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# Improving Implementation of Evidence Based PTSD Psychotherapy for Veterans in the Community

**NCT ID:** [NCT02499432](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02499432)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Target Enrollment:** 54
- **Lead Sponsor:** Veterans Medical Research Foundation
- **Collaborators:** The Tug McGraw Foundation
- **Conditions:** PTSD
- **Start Date:** 2013-01
- **Completion Date:** 2013-08
- **CT.gov Last Update:** 2015-07-16

## Brief Summary

To further increase the access of evidence based psychotherapies for Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, we propose to offer training and intensive consultation to community-based providers in Cognitive Processing Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. However, we believe that many clinicians may not implement Cognitive Processing Therapy or take advantage of consultation after initial training. For this reason, we propose to examine the effectiveness of an enhanced training method, which would add Motivational Interviewing to the standard Cognitive Processing Therapy training. Motivational Interviewing is a form of collaborative discussion for strengthening motivation and commitment to change. We hypothesize that augmenting the standard Cognitive Processing Therapy training with these techniques will reduce providers' reluctance to fully implement the interventions.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 18 Years
- **Sex:** ALL
- **Healthy Volunteers:** No

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Inclusion Criteria:

* at least 18 years of age
* currently licensed in their mental health discipline or a graduate level trainee in their mental health discipline

Exclusion Criteria:

* Have completed a 2-day training in Cognitive Processing Therapy
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## Arms

- **Motivational Enhancement** (EXPERIMENTAL) — Motivational Interviewing/Enhancement is a form of collaborative discussion for strengthening motivation and commitment to change.
- **Standard training** (NO_INTERVENTION) — Training as usual

## Interventions

- **Motivational Enhancement** (BEHAVIORAL) — Motivational Enhancement/Interviewing is a form of discussion that seeks to increase change behavior.

## Primary Outcomes

- **Change assessed by Evidence Based Practice Attitudes Scale - 50** _(time frame: immediately pre-intervention/immediately post 2 day intervention/6 month followup)_ — Pre intervention will be evaluated immediately before the 2 day training begins and post intervention will be evaluated immediately following the training. Followup will be collected approximately 6 monte after post-intervention.

## Locations (1)

- Veterans Medical Research Foundation, San Diego, California, United States

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