RECRUITING

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

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).

Conditions

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Talk to us

Related Conditions:

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Study Overview

On this page

Study Details

Study overview

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).

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

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

Condition
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

San Diego

Sharp Healthcare, San Diego, California, United States, 92129

Carrollton

Tanner Health System, Carrollton, Georgia, United States, 30117

Ann Arbor

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109

Detroit

Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48202

East Lansing

Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States, 48824-1037

New York

Cope NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, New York, United States, 10017

Cincinnati

University of Cincinati Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229

Fremont

ProMedica, Fremont, Ohio, United States, 43420

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.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • * Are employees at an orginization served by a participating EAP
  • * Have a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (PCL-5) score ≥33
  • * Have had psychotropic medication stability for at least 4 weeks
  • * 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)
  • * High risk of suicide (defined as meeting criteria for Action Step 3 on the Participant Suicide Risk Screening form: found in protocol)
  • * Need for detoxification
  • * Active psychosis or unmanaged bipolar disorder, as measured by items 12 and 13 of the cross cutting assessment
  • * Currently engagement in a trauma-focused behavioral treatment (such as Prolonged Exposure or Cognitive Processing Therapy).
  • * Patients who do not speak English will be excluded for logistical reasons.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Michigan,

Rebecca Sripada, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Michigan

Study Record Dates

2026-08-31