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Healing Touch & Guided Imagery for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

Primary Purpose

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Healing Touch & Guided Imagery
Sponsored by
Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder focused on measuring PTSD, Healing Touch, Guided Imagery, Military, Complementary Medicine

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Female or male subjects 18 years or older
  2. Post-deployment from a combat zone
  3. Identified by post-deployment health re-assessment to have PTSD symptoms
  4. Referred by Camp Pendleton
  5. Subjects who are willing to sign a consent
  6. Subjects who are willing to participate for the length of the study

Exclusions:

  1. Female subjects who are now pregnant or nursing
  2. Subjects who are receiving healing touch or using guided imagery from other sources
  3. Subjects who have any major health condition that may interfere with participating in this study

Sites / Locations

  • Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Other

No Intervention

Arm Label

Group A

Group B

Arm Description

This group receives 6 Healing Touch & Guided Imagery treatments in addition to standard medical care.

This group receives standard medical care but NO Healing Touch and Guided Imagery.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

17-item PTSD Checklist (Military)is used to determine the effect of the intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Depression (Beck Depression Inventory)
Quality of Life (SF36)
Hostility (Cook-Medley Hostility Inventory)

Full Information

First Posted
May 3, 2011
Last Updated
May 4, 2011
Sponsor
Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
Collaborators
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01348750
Brief Title
Healing Touch & Guided Imagery for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Official Title
Healing Touch and Guided Imagery Intervention in Post-deployment Military Personnel With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
May 2011
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
July 2008 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
July 2010 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
August 2010 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Name of the Sponsor
Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
Collaborators
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This is a randomized controlled 2 year trial at Camp Pendleton, CA to determine whether a complementary medicine intervention (Healing Touch with Guided Imagery, HT+GI) reduces Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms as compared to treatment as usual (TAU) in returning combat-exposed active duty military with significant PTSD symptoms. Secondary aims will evaluate the effect of HT and GI on measures of depression, hostility, and general health status in this population.
Detailed Description
The study enrolled 123 active duty subjects from the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Southern California with at least one or more symptoms of PTSD .

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Keywords
PTSD, Healing Touch, Guided Imagery, Military, Complementary Medicine

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Investigator
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
123 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Group A
Arm Type
Other
Arm Description
This group receives 6 Healing Touch & Guided Imagery treatments in addition to standard medical care.
Arm Title
Group B
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
This group receives standard medical care but NO Healing Touch and Guided Imagery.
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Healing Touch & Guided Imagery
Intervention Description
Healing Touch (HT) is an energy based approach to health and healing. It uses light touch to influence the energy field that surrounds the body, and the energy centers which control the flow of energy to the physical body. HT complements traditional health care and is used together with other approaches to health and healing. Guided Imagery (GI) is a form of focused relaxation used to create harmony between the mind and body. Positive mental imagery can promote relaxation, reduce stress and improve mood as well as alter heart rate, blood pressure and breathing.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
17-item PTSD Checklist (Military)is used to determine the effect of the intervention
Time Frame
After 6 treatments of healing touch and guided imagery
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Depression (Beck Depression Inventory)
Time Frame
After 6 treatments of healing touch and guided imagery
Title
Quality of Life (SF36)
Time Frame
After 6 treatments of healing touch and guided imagery
Title
Hostility (Cook-Medley Hostility Inventory)
Time Frame
After 6 treatments of healing touch and guided

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Female or male subjects 18 years or older Post-deployment from a combat zone Identified by post-deployment health re-assessment to have PTSD symptoms Referred by Camp Pendleton Subjects who are willing to sign a consent Subjects who are willing to participate for the length of the study Exclusions: Female subjects who are now pregnant or nursing Subjects who are receiving healing touch or using guided imagery from other sources Subjects who have any major health condition that may interfere with participating in this study
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Erminia M Guarneri, MD
Organizational Affiliation
Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
City
La Jolla
State/Province
California
ZIP/Postal Code
92037
Country
United States

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