Study for Chronic Anger and Aggression After Military Betrayal
This study is looking at a new treatment called Countering Chronic Anger and Aggression Related to Trauma and Transgressions (CART) for military service members and veterans. It's for those who have experienced betrayal during their military service and are struggling with ongoing anger and aggression. The goal is to see if CART can help reduce these issues and improve relationships. Researchers will also check if participants are happy with the treatment and if it can be easily used in a military outpatient setting. About 40 people will participate, and the study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 40 participants. Researchers will compare groups with different wait times before starting treatment.
- What's involved
- You would complete 5-10 minute assessments twice a week during a wait time, and have a weekly 10-minute check-in call. Then, you would participate in about 14 one-hour CART sessions, twice a week.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- You will complete surveys again about one month after your treatment ends.
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Treatment of Chronic Anger and Aggression Following Military-Related Betrayal
At a glance
Conditions
NCT06609330
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC) at Fort Cavazos
Fort Cavazos, Texasstudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Vanessa Jacoby, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Alan Peterson, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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What this trial measures
- Successful recruitmentStudy start to last subject enrolled, approximately 1 year
Number of eligible referrals that are recruited, enrolled into the study and randomized to treatment
- Client satisfaction survey (CSQ-8)1 month after study end ( at approximately 11-18 weeks)
The survey will assess participant acceptability using the CSQ-8, an 8-item self-report measure designed to assess client satisfaction. Each question is answered on a 4-point scale with a possible range of scores between 8-32. A higher score indicates a higher level of overall satisfaction. Mean scores will be used to determine participant satisfaction.
- Overt Aggression Scale-Modified (OAS-M)Baseline to 1 month post treatment (approximately 11-18 weeks)
A 17-item measure that assesses frequency of different aggression acts in outpatient settings, including verbal and physical aggression against self, other, and objects. The OAS-M is scored by summing the instances of aggression since the last assessment. The OAS-M had been administered as an interview as well as self-report and will be administered as a self-report in this study, consistent with past aggression research with veterans (Miles, Kent et al., 2020). The score is calculated using a sum total of all instances of aggression. Higher scores indicate a greater frequency of aggressive behaviors.
- Inventory of Interpersonal Problems-Short Version (IIP-32)Baseline to 1 month post treatment (approximately 11-18 weeks)
A 32-item self-report assessment designed to measure interpersonal functioning. Items are scored on a five-point scale from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely) in response to the stem: "How much have you been distressed by this problem?" There are 8 factors and a total score. The 8 factors are: hard to be assertive, hard to be sociable, hard to be supportive, too dependent, too caring, too aggressive, hard to be involved and too open. The possible total score ranges from a T-score are 0-100. T-scores that are higher than 60 are above average and T-scores 70 or higher suggest significant interpersonal difficulty.
- State Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2 (STAXI-2)Baseline to 1 month post treatment (approximately 11-18 weeks)
A 57-item inventory which measures the frequency and intensity of anger as an emotional state. There are 6 scales, 5 subscales, and an Anger Expression Index (total anger expression). The State Anger scale (15 items) measures anger intensity as a momentary emotional state, while the Trait Anger scale (10 items) measures the disposition to experience angry feelings as a personality-like trait over lengthy time periods (i.e., the individual's disposition to become angry or angry temperament). The Anger Expression scale (16 items) and the Anger Control scale (16 items) measure four anger-related trait dimensions. Ratings of items are on a 4-point response scales that measure state anger (intensity) as well as trait anger (frequency). The possible total range is a T-score from 0 to 100. Individuals with anger scores higher than the 75-percentile experience and/ or express angry feelings to a degree that may interfere with optimal functioning.