NCT00131534

Brief Summary

The overall purpose of this study is the assessment of treatment outcome among traumatized patients seeking individual and/or group therapy at the Victims of Violence Program. The study gathers information from patients using quantitative (self-report) and qualitative (interview-based) approaches, to determine changes in symptom patterns and domains of functioning relevant to psychological trauma.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
969

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 1991

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

August 1, 1991

Completed
14.1 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 16, 2005

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 18, 2005

Completed
3.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2009

Completed
2.9 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

April 18, 2017

Status Verified

April 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

17.5 years

First QC Date

August 16, 2005

Last Update Submit

April 17, 2017

Conditions

Posttraumatic Stress Disorders

Keywords

Complex traumaTrauma recoveryResiliencyPosttraumatic stressIndividual psychotherapyGroup psychotherapy

Interventions

Individual therapyBEHAVIORAL

Stage-based individual therapy for trauma survivors

Group therapyBEHAVIORAL

Stage-based group therapy for trauma survivors

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Trauma survivors receiving outpatient treatment.

You may qualify if:

  • In individual or group therapy at VOV program
  • Consents to research participation

You may not qualify if:

  • Insufficient proficiency in English to complete self-report measures and/or interview
  • Research participation clinically counterindicated

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Victims of Violence Program, Cambridge Health Alliance

Somerville, Massachusetts, 02143, United States

Location

Related Publications (15)

  • Harney PA, Harvey MR. Group psychotherapy: An overview. In BH Young & DD Blake (Eds.), Group treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (pp. 1-13). New York, NY: Brunner/Mazel, 1999.

    BACKGROUND

  • Harvey MR. An ecological view of psychological trauma and trauma recovery. J Trauma Stress. 1996 Jan;9(1):3-23.

    PMID: 8750448BACKGROUND

  • Harvey MR, Harney PA. Individual psychotherapy. In C Classen & ID Yalom (Eds.), Treating women molested in childhood (pp. 63-91). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1995.

    BACKGROUND

  • Harvey MR, Liang B, Harney PA, Koenen K, Tummala-Narra P, Lebowitz L. A multidimensional approach to the assessment of trauma impact, recovery and resiliency: Initial psychometric findings. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 6: 87-109, 2003.

    BACKGROUND

  • Harvey MR, Mishler EG, Koenen K, Harney PA. In the aftermath of sexual abuse: Making and remaking meaning in narratives of trauma and recovery. Narrative Inquiry, 10: 291-311, 2000.

    BACKGROUND

  • Harvey MR, Weston D. Multidimensional trauma recovery and resiliency measures: The MTRRI (Interview) and the MTRRQ (Sort). In BH Stamm (Ed.), Measurement of stress, trauma, and adaptation (pp. 209-211). Lutherville, MD: The Sidran Press, 1996.

    BACKGROUND

  • Herman, JL. Complex PTSD: A syndrome in survivors of prolonged and repeated trauma. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 3: 377-391, 1992.

    BACKGROUND

  • Herman JL. Trauma and recovery. New York: Basic Books, 1992.

    BACKGROUND

  • Mendelsohn M, Zachary R, Harney P. Group therapy as an ecological bridge to a new community. Special issue of Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma, 14, 227-243.

    BACKGROUND

  • Forman EM, Lynch SM, Bryant TS, Herman JL. Using effectiveness and patient-focused data to evaluate outcome of a community-based trauma treatment. Paper presented at the 17th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, New Orleans, LA, 2001.

    RESULT

  • Mendelsohn M, Forman EM, Lynch SM, Herman JL. Group therapy at the Victims of Violence Program: Preliminary Findings. Paper presented at 20th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies; New Orleans, LA, 2004.

    RESULT

  • Lynch S, Forman E, Mendelsohn M, Herman, JL. A comparison of high and low dissociators' response to trauma-focused treatment. Paper presented at the 21st Conference of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation; New Orleans, LA; 2004.

    RESULT

  • Lynch SM, Forman E, Mendelsohn M, Herman J. Attending to dissociation: assessing change in dissociation and predicting treatment outcome. J Trauma Dissociation. 2008;9(3):301-19. doi: 10.1080/15299730802139063.

    PMID: 19042780RESULT

  • Dutra L, Callahan K, Forman E, Mendelsohn M, Herman J. Core schemas and suicidality in a chronically traumatized population. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2008 Jan;196(1):71-4. doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31815fa4c1.

    PMID: 18195645RESULT

  • Lynch SM, Keasler AL, Reaves, RC, Channer EG, Bukowski LT. The Story of My Strength: An Exploration of Resilience in the Narratives of Trauma Survivors Early in Recovery. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma 14: 75-97, 2007 Publisher: Haworth Press

    RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Interventions

Psychotherapy, Group

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress Disorders, TraumaticTrauma and Stressor Related DisordersMental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioenvironmental TherapyPsychotherapyBehavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

  • Mary R. Harvey, Ph.D.

    Victims of Violence Program, Cambridge Health Alliance

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Judith L. Herman, MD

    Victims of Violence Program, Cambridge Health Alliance

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

  • Michaela Mendelsohn, Ph.D.

    Victims of Violence Program, Cambridge Health Alliance

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
OTHER
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 16, 2005

First Posted

August 18, 2005

Study Start

August 1, 1991

Primary Completion

February 1, 2009

Study Completion

January 1, 2012

Last Updated

April 18, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-04

Locations

US(1)