RECRUITING

COPEWeb Training for Providers

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

PTSD and substance use disorders (SUD) are two of the most common and debilitating mental health conditions afflicting military Veterans. PTSD and SUD frequently co-occur and are associated with poorer treatment outcomes. The investigators' team developed a trauma-focused intervention, Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE), which is identified by the VA as a gold standard of behavioral healthcare and was designated as a first-line treatment in the 2025 APA Clinical Practice Guideline for PTSD. However, a critical barrier to ensuring that Veterans with co-occurring PTSD/SUD receive evidence-based treatment is a lack of provider training. This project directly addresses this critical gap by developing a new web-based training program for providers (COPEWeb).

Official Title

Web-Based Provider Training for Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPEWeb)

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-05-01
Study Completion:2027-04-05
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05812131

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:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * currently a provider in a behavioral health field (e.g., psychology, psychiatry, counseling)
  2. * at least 18 years old
  3. * English speaking
  4. * able to consistently obtain reliable internet access
  5. * willing to attend a 2-day "live" in-person (or virtual) COPE training if randomly assigned to that condition
  6. * willing to engage in a standardized patient assessment after training
  7. * has no prior formal training in the COPE therapy
  1. * received prior training in COPE
  2. * not a provider in the behavioral health field
  3. * non-English speaking
  4. * lack of reliable internet access
  5. * younger than 18 years old

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Sudie E Back, PhD
CONTACT
(843) 792-9383
Sudie.Back@va.gov
Stacey S Sellers, MS
CONTACT
(843) 789-6703
Stacey.Sellers@va.gov

Principal Investigator

Sudie E. Back, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC

Study Locations (Sites)

Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC
Charleston, South Carolina, 29401-5703
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development

  • Sudie E. Back, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC

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 Date2025-05-01
Study Completion Date2027-04-05

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-05-01
Study Completion Date2027-04-05

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • PTSD
  • substance use disorders
  • training
  • providers

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • PTSD
  • Substance Use Disorders