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New treatment option for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Official title Insomnia Treatment and Cardiometabolic Health in Older Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05516277
What this study is testing
- What it's testing
- This pilot pre-post trial will address a gap in knowledge related to addressing modifiable risk factors for cardiometabolic disease through treating residual insomnia, sleep difficulties that remain after successful treatment of another condition, in the context of PTSD in understudied older adults. This study provides a non-medication treatment for PTSD called Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) followed by a non-medication sleep education and treatment program (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, CBT-I) for sleep problems that remain after completing PTSD treatment in older adults with PTSD.
A plain-language read of the study's public ClinicalTrials.gov listing. The study team confirms the details.
Who can take part
Ages 50 and older. Healthy volunteers may be eligible.
You may be able to join if
- Community-dwelling Veterans aged 50 years and older
- Received care from a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facility in the prior year
- Diagnosis of PTSD
- Diagnosis of insomnia disorder
- Lives within a 50-mile radius of the research offices at the VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center
You likely can't join if
- Active substance use or in recovery with less than 90 days of sobriety
- Too ill to engage in the study procedures (e.g., unable to attend the in-person meetings)
- Unable to self-consent to participate
- Unstable housing (as this will impact the research team's ability to retrieve costly and difficult to replace monitoring equipment)
- Severe cardiovascular or respiratory disease (e.g., ventilatory failure, CHF)
- Unstable medical or psychiatric disorders (which are a contraindication for behavioral treatment of insomnia)
See the full eligibility criteria
- Community-dwelling Veterans aged 50 years and older
- Received care from a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facility in the prior year
- Diagnosis of PTSD
- Diagnosis of insomnia disorder
- Lives within a 50-mile radius of the research offices at the VA Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center
- Active substance use or in recovery with less than 90 days of sobriety
- Too ill to engage in the study procedures (e.g., unable to attend the in-person meetings)
- Unable to self-consent to participate
- Unstable housing (as this will impact the research team's ability to retrieve costly and difficult to replace monitoring equipment)
- Severe cardiovascular or respiratory disease (e.g., ventilatory failure, CHF)
- Unstable medical or psychiatric disorders (which are a contraindication for behavioral treatment of insomnia)
- Comorbid sleep disorders (i.e., central sleep apnea syndrome, diagnosed narcolepsy or circadian rhythm sleep-wake phase disorders) based on medical record review and baseline assessment data, or untreated, severe sleep...
The study team makes the final eligibility decision.
Where it's taking place
- North Hills, California, United States
Questions & answers
Do participants get paid in this trial?
This listing doesn't specify compensation. Many trials still reimburse travel or offer a stipend, so it's worth asking the study team when you connect.
Is it free to join, and do I need insurance?
Searching and applying through BridgeMD is free. In clinical trials the study-related treatment and visits are generally provided at no cost to you. You usually don't need insurance to take part - confirm specifics with the study team.
How long does this study last?
The listing doesn't state an exact length. The study team walks you through the schedule and number of visits before you decide to enroll.
Who can join this trial?
This study is enrolling all sexes, 50 years and older. Healthy volunteers may be eligible. The study team makes the final eligibility decision.
Where is this trial taking place?
Study sites include North Hills, California, United States. Enter your location above to see the nearest site and check your eligibility.
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BridgeMD is an information and trial-matching tool - not medical advice, and not the study sponsor. Details come from ClinicalTrials.gov; the study team decides eligibility.