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Augmenting Massed Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) to Prevent Suicide Risk Among Patients With PTSD

United States190 participantsStarted 2026-01-28

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this research is to see if Crisis Response Planning (CRP), a brief strategy designed to help people cope effectively with emotional crises, combined with Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), a talk treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), will reduce suicidal thoughts and behaviors.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Active duty service member or veteran aged 18 or older eligible for military medical care.
✓. Able to read, write, and speak English.
✓. Meeting diagnostic criteria for PTSD or subthreshold PTSD (i.e., meeting diagnostic threshold for 3 of 4 symptom criteria within the past month) on the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5).
✓. Active suicidal ideation within the past week as assessed by scoring ≥ 1 on Scale for Suicidal Ideation (SSI) item 4 (i.e., active suicidal ideation within the past month) or report an interrupted, aborted, or actual suicide attempt within the preceding month on the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-Revised (SITBI-R).
✓. Regular use of an iPhone or Android smartphone.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Inability to comprehend and complete the consent and baseline screening questionnaires.
✕. Current suicide or homicide risk meriting crisis intervention.
✕. Serious mental health symptoms, such as mania, psychosis, alcohol or substance use disorders warranting immediate clinical attention based on interviewer assessment and clinical judgement.
✕. Currently engaged in evidence-based psychotherapy for PTSD (e.g., Cognitive Processing Therapy, Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Written Exposure Therapy).

What they're measuring

PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)

Timeframe: From baseline to 12-months follow up

Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-Revised (SITBI-R)

Timeframe: Baseline to 12 months posttreatment

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07238192

SponsorOhio State University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-11-01

Contact for this trial

C. Rosie Bauder, PhD, MPH

614-814-0119 rosie.bauder@osumc.edu

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