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A Transdiagnostic Sleep Health Intervention for Veterans With PTSD
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
Sleep disturbance is a major problem in Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This study will test a version of a sleep treatment that's been shown to be effective in the general population, with some changes to tailor it to the needs of Veterans with PTSD and sleep disturbance.
Official title: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Modified Sleep and Circadian Intervention for Veterans With PTSD: Advancing Psychosocial Rehabilitation Through Sleep Health
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
182
Start Date
2026-06-01
Completion Date
2029-01-31
Last Updated
2026-01-20
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
TranS-C for PTSD
The Transdiagnostic sleep and circadian intervention (TranS-C), developed by Allison Harvey, Ph.D. and Daniel Buysse, M.D., involves a patient-centered, module-based, flexibly structured approach that tackles numerous sleep disturbances using evidence-based strategies with the goal of improving sleep and related impairments in daytime functioning. It is thus well-suited for tackling sleep disturbances and the associated impairments in social, occupational and overall functioning in veterans with PTSD. The proposed study is a randomized, controlled clinical trial examining the effectiveness of a modified TranS-C intervention for veterans with PTSD. The modified approach, TranS-C for PTSD (TSC-PTSD), elevates the importance of nightmare-focused, apnea-focused, and insomnia-focused modules relative to the standard intervention, incorporates an evidence-based relaxation module, and modifies the nightmare and apnea modules based on strategies used for veterans in the VA healthcare system.
Sleep Psychoeducation Control
Participants will receive psychoeducation about sleep.
Locations (1)
San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States