A Multisite, Randomized Clinical Trial of Virtual Reality and Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Active Duty Soldiers with PTSD

Abstract

This randomized, single blind study extends recruitment to an additional active duty site (Womack Army Medical Center at Ft .Bragg) in support of a previously funded clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) and prolonged exposure therapy (PE) with a waitlist (WL) group in the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in active duty (AD) Soldiers with combat-related trauma. During the first year, the study team developed the infrastructure to implement the trial including personnel recruitment, hiring, and initial training, process development to identify, screen, and enroll participants, and research protocol development and approval by IRB's. During the second year hiring of clinical staff and training of the study team was completed. Recruitment and enrollment commenced.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA599211

Entities

People

  • Albert Rizzo
  • Greg Reger
  • Gregory Gahm
  • Mark Reger
  • Mary V. Ingram

Organizations

  • Geneva Foundation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Biomedical Research
  • Clinical Trials
  • Combat Injuries
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Information Operations
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Facilities
  • Therapy
  • Training
  • Virtual Reality

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Clinical Trial Research.
  • Mental Health of Military Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): Risk Factors, Prevalence, Symptoms, and Treatment.