Treatment of PTSD and Tinnitus
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
- ct.gov registration not required
- Open to Enrollment
- Not set
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- -
- 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
Treatment of TBI-Related Tinnitus and Comorbid PTSD
Study Contact
Regulatory Point of Contact
Anna Gonzalez
210-562-6734
gonzaleza4@uthscsa.edu
Regulatory Point of Contact
Irene Hargita
210-562-6704
hargita@uthscsa.edu
Local Recruitment Point of Contact
Amanda Flores
210-562-6726
FloresA13@uthscsa.edu
Overall Recruitment Point of Contact
John Moring
210-562-6716
moringj@uthscsa.edu
Principal Investigator
John Moring