Impact of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on PTSD-CVD Link
30
about 3 years
18–65
1 site in MA
About this study
Researchers are testing whether cognitive processing therapy (CPT), a type of behavioral treatment, can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The trial will also examine how CPT affects inflammation and autonomic function, and if these changes are linked to alterations in stress-related neural activity.
Based on ClinicalTrials.gov records.
What participants do
- 1.Participate in Cognitive processing therapy
Participation effort
Estimated from trial records. Details can vary by site.
Logistics difficulty varies by site location and availability.
Trial highlights
Treatment details
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Primary: Heart rate variability
Secondary: Axonal integrity of resting neural connections between brain centers using MRI, Blood pressure, Heart rate, MRI based arterial plaque components (such as necrotic tissue, loose connective tissue, and hemorrhage), MRI based arterial wall thickness, MRI based brain activation (via measuring blood flow in important neural centers at rest and with an emotional task using functional MRI), MRI based brain connectivity (by measuring changes in blood flow across networks of neural centers at rest and with an emotional task), MRI based brain structure assessments of volume and density
Psychiatry / Mental Health