RECRUITING

Reducing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms in First Responders and Frontline Health Care Workers

Study Overview

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Description

This study addresses PTSD symptoms in First Responders and Healthcare workers. Specifically, it tests whether a brief PTSD treatment (talk therapy) effectively treats PTSD when provided to First Responders and Healthcare workers by counselors in Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs). The central hypothesis is that the PTSD treatment, Prolonged Exposure for Primary Care (PE-PC), will reduce PTSD symptoms and improve functioning, compared to EAP Treatment as Usual (TAU).

Official Title

Reducing PTSD Symptoms in First Responders and Frontline Healthcare Workers Through Trauma-focused Treatment in Employee Assistance Programs

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-05-16
Study Completion:2026-08-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05751473

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Are employees at an orginization served by a participating EAP
  2. * Have a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (PCL-5) score ≥33
  3. * Have had psychotropic medication stability for at least 4 weeks
  1. * Severe cognitive impairment that in the judgment of the investigators makes it unlikely that the participant can adhere to the study regimen (as evidenced by confusion, inability to track discussion or answer questions, or other clear and significant indicators of cognitive impairment)
  2. * High risk of suicide (defined as meeting criteria for Action Step 3 on the Participant Suicide Risk Screening form: found in protocol)
  3. * Need for detoxification
  4. * Active psychosis or unmanaged bipolar disorder, as measured by items 12 and 13 of the cross cutting assessment
  5. * Currently engagement in a trauma-focused behavioral treatment (such as Prolonged Exposure or Cognitive Processing Therapy).
  6. * Patients who do not speak English will be excluded for logistical reasons.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

James Garlick
CONTACT
734-232-2663
jgarlick@med.umich.edu
Naomi Hemphill
CONTACT
hnaomi@med.umich.edu

Principal Investigator

Rebecca Sripada, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Michigan

Study Locations (Sites)

Sharp Healthcare
San Diego, California, 92129
United States
Tanner Health System
Carrollton, Georgia, 30117
United States
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109
United States
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, Michigan, 48202
United States
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan, 48824-1037
United States
Cope NewYork-Presbyterian
New York, New York, 10017
United States
University of Cincinati Health
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229
United States
ProMedica
Fremont, Ohio, 43420
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Michigan

  • Rebecca Sripada, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Michigan

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-05-16
Study Completion Date2026-08-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-05-16
Study Completion Date2026-08-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Employee Assistance Programs
  • Frontline Healthcare Workers
  • Prolonged Exposure for Primary Care
  • First Responders

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder