Trauma & Insomnia: Participate in a Study at UCSF

If you or anyone you know has suffered trauma and has PTSD, a research group at UCSF is looking for participants for a study.  Here is the information:

My name is Cristina Tortarolo and I am a research associate at the Stress and Health Research Program in the San Francisco VA Medical Center. I wanted to let you know about a research study we are currently conducting that is looking at the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) to treat insomnia specifically in trauma survivors. I found your contact information on the San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group website and your interests included PTSD and trauma so I thought perhaps some of your clients might be interested in this study. 

This Cognitive Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia offered in this study is an augmentation therapy. Thus, this therapy is added onto the current treatment the participant is receiving. The CBT will specifically focus only on their insomnia, so it is actually a requirement that the participants be currently receiving treatment (either counseling OR medication for anxiety/depression) and remain in treatment throughout the study. Because the eligibility criteria for this study are quite specific, we have found that one of the best ways eligible individuals to hear about the study is through referrals from their therapist. A participant does not need to be formally diagnosed with PTSD or Insomnia to participate. 

I’d be happy to tell you more about the study, our investigators, or the research program. I could also send you some informational materials for you to review, such as brochures we’ve been using for the study and a letter from our primary investigator that goes more into detail about the procedures of the study. Also, if you have a public space or waiting room where community organizations can post pamphlets, I could send over more in the mail. If you have any questions you can reach me 415-221-4810 (ext 3085) or email me at this address cristina.tortarolo@va.gov
Looking forward to hearing from you,

Cristina Tortarolo
Research Associate
Stress and Health Research Program
San Francisco VA Medical Center/NCIRE/UCSF
(415) 221-4810  Ext.3085