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Lay Description

In this study, researchers are examining th ebest sequence of interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and tinnitus. Participants will eithe rreceive psychotherapy for PTSD first (Cognitive Processing Therapy; CPT), followed by treatment for tinnitus (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus; CBT-t); or vice-versa. We also aim to identify chnanges in brain functioning after receiving therapy.

Category

  • Behaviors and Mental Disorders
  • Nervous System
IRB Number
STUDY00001126
NCT Number
NCT # not yet entered

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
18 and older
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

active-duty military service members and veterans with a history of military deployment; diagnosis of PTSD; diagnosis of tinnitus that is at least possibly related to a prior head injury; stable on psychotropic medications. 

Exclusion Criteria

Currently receiving other talk therapies; current suicide or homicide risk that merits crisis intervention; psychiatric hospitalization in the last 12 months; diagnosis of substance use that would prevent the participant from engaging in therapy; psychiatric problems warranting immediate threatment; active psychosis; significant cognitive impairment; moderate to severe brain damage; neurobiological disoters; Meniere's disease; temporomandibular joint disorders

Study Design

Arm Groups

Study Contact

Anna Gonzalez
210-562-6734
gonzaleza4@uthscsa.edu

Irene Hargita
210-562-6704
hargita@uthscsa.edu

Amanda Flores
210-562-6726
FloresA13@uthscsa.edu

John Moring
210-562-6716
moringj@uthscsa.edu

Principal Investigator
John Moring