Program for Alleviating and Resolving Trauma and Stress 2 (PARTS2)
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder focused on measuring PTSD, stress, RCT
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Be able to bill insurance for individual psychotherapy at CHA;
- Be a current patient of CHA primary care, behavioral health care or CHA MINDWell;
- Have a current diagnosis of PTSD OR a CAT-MH PTSD score >58;
- Have sufficient English fluency and literacy skills to understand the consent process, procedures and questionnaires and have the ability to provide written informed consent;
- Have access to the internet and an electronic device with adequate data capacity; to complete questionnaires online and attend online videoconference groups;
- Must be available and willing to attend the scheduled online group sessions for 16 weeks; and must be available and willing to complete the online computerized assessments and phone interviews.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to complete an informed consent assessment AND/OR inability to complete baseline study assessment procedures (due to cognitive deficit, non-proficiency in English literacy, or any other reason);
- Current participation in another experimental research study;
- Expected medical hospitalization in six months from the date of enrollment;
- Expected incarceration in six months from the date of enrollment;
- Individuals who are pregnant with a due date within 26 weeks after study consent;
- Insufficient level of severity of PTSD symptoms: CAPS-5 SEV2 Total score less than 26; PTSD score of less than 31 on the PTSD Checklist for DSM-V (PCL-5)8 at screening visit;
- Inability to participate safely in the study intervention and without disrupting the group (in the opinion of principal investigator OR meeting any of the following criteria):
- Past year history of a psychotic disorder or clinician confirmed active psychosis (Severe level of psychosis on PSY-S-CAT > 30 will trigger the requirement of a clinical assessment prior to participation in the program)
- Bipolar I disorder history or severe level of mania on CAT-MH5 (>70)
- Acute suicidality or self-injurious behavior
- Severe depression, indicated by CAT-DI > 755,65
- Acute homicidality with plan and/or intent;
- Hospitalization for suicide attempt or self-harm within three months of the enrollment period;
- Severe Borderline Personality Disorder or other severe personality disorder that may lead to disruptions within the group; and/or
- Moderate or severe Substance Use Disorder. In addition, use of or positive toxicology for illicit drugs (e.g., cocaine, opioids, etc.) or non-prescribed controlled medications (i.e., opioids, stimulants, or benzodiazepines) in the past 3 months.
Sites / Locations
- Cambridge Health Alliance Center for Mindfulness and CompassionRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
PARTS
NBSR-T
The Program for Alleviating and Resolving Trauma and Stress (PARTS) Program is a 16-week group intervention model of Internal Family Systems (IFS), with 8 individual IFS clinical sessions on a biweekly basis, developed to resolve and alleviate trauma and stress for individuals diagnosed with PTSD.
The Nature Based Stress Reduction for Trauma Survivors (NBSR-T) Program is a 16-week nature-based group intervention model, with 8 individual non-IFS clinical sessions on a biweekly basis, developed as an attention placebo control for individuals diagnosed with PTSD.