Brief SEE FAR CBT Intervention Compared With Treatment as Usual for Adults With PTSD

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Brief SEE FAR CBT Intervention: Brief SEE FAR CBT is a focused trauma-oriented cognitive-behavioral intervention based on the SEE FAR CBT approach. The brief protocol consists of 6 sessions delivered approximately once weekly, with emphasis on intrusive PTSD symptoms. Participants will then continue treatment to complete the full 12-session SEE FAR CBT protocol.

Dynamic Psychotherapy Treatment as Usual: Participants will receive dynamic psychotherapy as treatment as usual, delivered approximately once weekly. This comparison condition represents the standard psychological treatment provided to participants in this clinical setting.

Study summary

This clinical intervention study evaluates a newly developed Brief SEE FAR CBT protocol for adults aged 18 years and older with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), compared with dynamic psychotherapy treatment as usual. Participants in the Brief SEE FAR CBT group will receive 6 focused sessions emphasizing intrusive PTSD symptoms and will then continue to complete the full 12-session SEE FAR CBT protocol. Participants in the control group will receive dynamic psychotherapy as treatment as usual. Psychological outcomes will be assessed using self-report questionnaires at four time points: baseline, after 6 sessions, after 12 sessions, and at a 3-month follow-up. The study aims to examine changes in PTSD symptoms, anxiety, depression, perceived stress, resilience, somatic symptoms, sleep quality, and related psychological outcomes over the course of treatment and follow-up.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Change in PTSD symptoms — Baseline, 6 weeks after baseline, 12 weeks after baseline, and 3 months after completion of the intervention
  PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) PTSD symptoms will be assessed using the PCL-5. Total scores range from 0 to 80, with higher scores indicating greater PTSD symptom severity. Change in PCL-5 total score will be examined from baseline to after 6 sessions, from baseline to after 12 sessions, from baseline to 3-month follow-up, from after 6 sessions to after 12 sessions, and from after 12 sessions to 3-month follow-up.
• Change in anxiety symptoms — Baseline, 6 weeks after baseline, 12 weeks after baseline, and 3 months after completion of the intervention
  Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) Anxiety symptoms will be assessed using the GAD-7. Total scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating greater anxiety symptom severity. Change in GAD-7 total score will be examined from baseline to after 6 sessions, from baseline to after 12 sessions, from baseline to 3-month follow-up, from after 6 sessions to after 12 sessions, and from after 12 sessions to 3-month follow-up.

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