Art Therapy and Emotional Well Being in Military Populations With Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms

Part of paid clinical trials in Bethesda, Maryland.

Sponsor
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Study ID
NCT05414708
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Anger
  • Combat Stress Disorders
  • Combat and Operational Stress Reaction
  • Emotion Processing
  • Emotional Regulation
  • Irritable Mood
  • Military Activity
  • Military Family
  • Military Operations
  • Nightmare
  • PTSD
  • Post-Traumatic Headache
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Delayed Onset
  • Sleep Disturbance

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 64 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Art Therapy — BEHAVIORAL
    During the art research intervention session, the art therapist will walk you through the creation of various types of art and may spend time asking you about the artwork, how you are felling, as well as your past experiences.

Study Details

Art therapy is used across the Military Health System for treatment of posttraumatic symptoms, but there is limited research on how art therapy is able to restore emotional expression and regulation in service members. This research hopes to learn about the effects of art therapy on emotional expression and regulation in service members as well as the neurological systems at work. If a participant chooses to be in this study, he or she will attend eleven sessions over a period of six to eight months. The first session will be an interview and self-assessment questionnaires to collect information on a variety of symptoms, experiences, and personality traits, and an MRI scan. During the MRI scan, participants will be asked to perform a task where they will be shown a series of neutral and negative images. The following eight sessions will be one-hour art therapy sessions with a certified art therapist. The tenth session will consist of the same self-assessment questionnaires and another MRI scan. The final session will consist of some of the same questionnaires from the tenth visit, as well as a qualitative interview done virtually three months after the tenth visit.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 1, 2022
Status verified
Aug 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Art Therapy Arm
    8 weeks of individual art therapy

Primary Outcome Measure

The Primary Outcome Measure is analysis of functional neuroimaging metrics [ Time Frame: Baseline ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
National Intrepid Center of ExcellenceBethesdaMaryland20814
Julie Sakla, M.A.
[email protected]
240-390-6511
Chandler Rhodes, Ph.D.
[email protected]
301-400-3638
Chandler Rhodes, Ph.D. (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Anjan Chatterjee, Ph.D. (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
ISC at Fort BelvoirFort BelvoirVirginia22060
Gioia Chilton, PhD
[email protected]
571-231-1210
Gioia Chilton, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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By condition
PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)
By specialty
PsychiatryMental healthBehavioral health
By research site
National Intrepid Center of Excellence· Bethesda, MDISC at Fort Belvoir· Fort Belvoir, VA

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