Comparison of Treatments of PTSD

Highland Park NJ

Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of brief intervention treatment and acupuncture for treatment of individuals with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). All in-person research activities will not begin until the lifting of contact restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Until the study team receives notification from Rutgers University that in-person research activities may resume, participants will not participate in acupuncture treatment. However, recruitment will begin after obtaining IRB approval, as recruitment and the signing of consent forms will all be done virtually. No in-person acupuncture interventions will take place until contact restrictions are lifted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Individuals will be screened for PTSD and drawn from the community. If there is a probable diagnosis, they will then be asked to complete a baseline assessment, conducted by a trained research assistant. Following the Baseline Assessment, participants will be randomly assigned to either 1) 3-session Brief Treatment (BT) or 2) 8-session Acupuncture treatment plus Brief Treatment (ABT). Subject interventions will be randomly assigned to either BT or ABT group, with 30 participants in each group. The Brief Intervention will be administered through Rutgers SHP encrypted Zoom rooms. After intervention, participants will complete a posttreatment interview and a follow-up interview.