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Goal Management Training in Individuals With PTSD

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Ruth A. Lanius, MD, PhD
Research Sponsored by Lawson Health Research Institute
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 weeks
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test if Goal Management Training (GMT) can help adults with PTSD, including COVID-19 frontline workers, improve their thinking skills. GMT teaches strategies for better goal and task management. Participants will either start GMT right away or wait for a few months before beginning the program. GMT is designed to improve attention and thinking skills.

Eligible Conditions
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Cognitive Impairment
  • PTSD
  • Dementia

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~12 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives
Change in Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) score from baseline to post-treatment assessment
Change in Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) score from post-treatment to 3-month follow-up assessment
Change in Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) score from baseline to post-treatment assessment
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Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Goal Management Training (GMT)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in this arm will attend 9 weekly, 2-hour group GMT appointments.
Group II: Wait ListActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in this arm will receive no treatment for approximately 21 weeks (at which point, they will be offered the same, standard GMT treatment).

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Lawson Health Research InstituteLead Sponsor
681 Previous Clinical Trials
431,340 Total Patients Enrolled
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)OTHER_GOV
1,392 Previous Clinical Trials
26,529,445 Total Patients Enrolled
FDC FoundationOTHER
2 Previous Clinical Trials
11 Total Patients Enrolled
Ruth A. Lanius, MD, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorLawson Research Institute
~0 spots leftby Dec 2025