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Trial of Acceptance and Mindfulness-based Exposure Therapy (AMBET) and Present Centered Therapy (PCT)
Sponsor: Columbia University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new therapy called Acceptance- and Mindfulness-Based Exposure Therapy (AMBET) helps treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in people who survived a cardiac arrest. This study will compare AMBET to another psychotherapy treatment called Present Centered Therapy (PCT) to see which therapy is more effective in treating PTSD. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does AMBET reduce PTSD symptoms in survivors of cardiac arrest? How do the benefits of AMBET compare to PCT? Participants will: * Be randomly assigned to receive either AMBET or PCT * Attend 12 hours of individual psychotherapy sessions over about 12 weeks * Complete short weekly surveys about their mood and behaviors online * Wear a Fitbit device to track sleep and activity during the study * Do brief homework assignments between sessions
Official title: A Randomized Clinical Trial of Acceptance and Mindfulness-based Exposure Therapy (AMBET) and Present Centered Therapy (PCT)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 81 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
90
Start Date
2026-03-31
Completion Date
2029-03-31
Last Updated
2026-04-09
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Acceptance and Mindfulness Based Exposure Therapy
Eight sessions of exposure therapy combined with mindfulness delivered via videoconferencing platform. AMBET will consist of 90-minute weekly sessions for 4 weeks, then every other week for 4 more sessions.
Present-Centered Therapy
Twelve 60-minute weekly sessions of psychotherapy delivered via videoconferencing platform.
Locations (1)
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York, United States