Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)
| Status: | Not yet recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric, Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/6/2019 |
| Start Date: | May 6, 2019 |
| End Date: | December 31, 2019 |
| Contact: | Angela C Kirby, MS |
| Email: | angela.kirby@va.gov |
| Phone: | (919) 286-0411 |
Narrative Exposure Therapy for Justice-Involved Veterans (D1298-W)
The purpose of this study is to learn more about Narrative Exposure Therapy for Justice
Involved Veterans. This pilot study will examine the feasibility of this intervention in a
justice-involved veteran population, and will see whether the intervention needs to be
tailored to best meet their needs. The investigators will examine whether the intervention
impacts key clinical outcomes, including posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, as well as
on measures of moral injury, anger, depression, suicidality, and aggression.
Involved Veterans. This pilot study will examine the feasibility of this intervention in a
justice-involved veteran population, and will see whether the intervention needs to be
tailored to best meet their needs. The investigators will examine whether the intervention
impacts key clinical outcomes, including posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, as well as
on measures of moral injury, anger, depression, suicidality, and aggression.
The overall objective of this application is to gather data on the use of Narrative Exposure
Therapy for Justice Involved Veterans (VETNET) in a pilot sample of justice-involved Veterans
with PTSD, with a particular focus on obtaining data on feasibility and acceptability of the
intervention in a justice-involved veteran population, and determining what further
adaptations are needed to tailor this intervention to justice-involved Veterans (JIV). The
investigators are also interested in evaluating whether the intervention has the potential to
have an effect on key clinical outcomes, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
symptoms, as well as on measures of moral injury, anger, depression, suicidality, and
aggression.
The following Specific Aims have been developed for this project:
Aim 1: Evaluate study feasibility and treatment delivery procedures of Narrative Exposure
Therapy for Justice Involved Veterans (VETNET) in justice-involved Veterans (JIV) with PTSD.
Data gathered will include recruitment rates, drop-out rates, adverse event frequency and
severity, and participant engagement in treatment. As necessary, identify further adaptations
that are needed to tailor this intervention specifically to JIV.
Aim 2: Evaluate the impact of VETNET on PTSD symptoms, as well as on related outcomes
including moral injury, anger, depression, suicidality, and aggression.
Therapy for Justice Involved Veterans (VETNET) in a pilot sample of justice-involved Veterans
with PTSD, with a particular focus on obtaining data on feasibility and acceptability of the
intervention in a justice-involved veteran population, and determining what further
adaptations are needed to tailor this intervention to justice-involved Veterans (JIV). The
investigators are also interested in evaluating whether the intervention has the potential to
have an effect on key clinical outcomes, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
symptoms, as well as on measures of moral injury, anger, depression, suicidality, and
aggression.
The following Specific Aims have been developed for this project:
Aim 1: Evaluate study feasibility and treatment delivery procedures of Narrative Exposure
Therapy for Justice Involved Veterans (VETNET) in justice-involved Veterans (JIV) with PTSD.
Data gathered will include recruitment rates, drop-out rates, adverse event frequency and
severity, and participant engagement in treatment. As necessary, identify further adaptations
that are needed to tailor this intervention specifically to JIV.
Aim 2: Evaluate the impact of VETNET on PTSD symptoms, as well as on related outcomes
including moral injury, anger, depression, suicidality, and aggression.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Is a veteran;
- Recent justice involvement including current probation, parole, or house arrest, or
having been released from jail or prison within the past 1 year;
- Meets current criteria for PTSD.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Currently incarcerated;
- Current, active psychosis;
- Is at imminent risk for suicide or homicide warranting immediate intervention;
- Substance abuse that is severe enough to prevent full engagement in the study
protocol;
- Concurrent trauma-focused psychotherapy including Prolonged Exposure Therapy,
Cognitive Processing Therapy, or EMDR;
- Is unable to unwilling to complete study procedures.
We found this trial at
1
site
Durham, North Carolina 27705
Principal Investigator: Elizabeth E Van Voorhees, PhD
Phone: 919-286-0411
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