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Peer-led Group Intervention for Coping With Disaster

Sponsor
Baylor College of Medicine (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT03907995
Collaborator
American National Red Cross (Other)
18
Enrollment
1
Location
1
Arm
7.1
Actual Duration (Months)
2.5
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The present project partners with leading faith communities in Houston to provide expert-led educational workshops to a diverse sample of adults on normative and concerning response to disaster. Secondly implementing peer-led interventions where a trained adult leads others through an evidence-based manualized intervention. Lastly, identifying and referring individuals who require more intensive services to a higher level of care.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
 N/A

Detailed Description

Approximately 20% of individuals have significant behavioral health concerns. Exposure to a disaster like Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath often exacerbates pre-existing issues and/or brings new issues, with post-traumatic stress presenting in manners such as anxiety, depression, conduct issues and/or somatic issues. Approaches are needed that educate community members about both normative and concerning responses to disaster focused on coping skills development. A particular approach, peer-led intervention groups have been shown effective at delivering these types of intervention. Brief, psycho-educational peer-led programs have shown effectiveness in a variety of forums including helping promote adjustment among those who have experienced trauma. There will be six group sessions every two weeks. Sessions will include how to teach appropriate coping techniques to respond to the distress, confronting distressing memories related to the disaster, and emotion regulation techniques. After the group sessions end, individuals who require a more intensive service will be referred to a higher level of care.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
18 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Peer-led Group Intervention for Coping With Disaster
Actual Study Start Date :
May 29, 2019
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Dec 31, 2019
Actual Study Completion Date :
Dec 31, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The form of treatment will involve 6 group sessions every two weeks about an hour each. Sessions consist of teaching a different coping technique in each session to help cope with disaster or other events.

Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
The form of treatment will involve 6 group sessions every two weeks about an hour each. Sessions consist of teaching a different coping technique in each session to help cope with disaster or other events.
Other Names:
  • Skills for Psychological Recovery
  • CBT

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    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. PTSD Symptom Scale - Adult [Post-treatment, which is 12 weeks after baseline.]

      The PTSD Symptom Scale - Self Report is a 17-item, Likert-scale, self-report questionnaire designed to assess the symptoms of PTSD according to DSM-IV. Each of the 17 items is rated on a scale from 0 to 3, with total score ranging from 0 to 51 by adding them up.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • 18 years and older and English speaking.
    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Individuals under the age of 18 and non-English speaking and participants who do not wish to participate in this study.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Baylor College of Medicine: Jamail Specialty Care Center Houston Texas United States 77030

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Baylor College of Medicine
    • American National Red Cross

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Eric Storch, Ph.D., Baylor College of Medicine

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Eric Alan Storch, Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT03907995
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • H-44353
    First Posted:
    Apr 9, 2019
    Last Update Posted:
    May 27, 2020
    Last Verified:
    May 1, 2020
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    No
    Plan to Share IPD:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Disease
    Depressive Disorder
    Depression
    Anxiety Disorders

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of May 27, 2020