Adaptation of the STAIR-NT for First Responders

Florida State University

Status: Begins enrollment in 3 months

Conditions: PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; TBI-Traumatic Brain Injury

Treatments: Behavioral: Adapted STAIR-NT

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT07212140

STUDY00005143 (Other Identifier)

HT9425-24-1-0782 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a randomized controlled pilot examining the implementation of an adapted intervention, Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation-Narrative Therapy (STAIR-NT), among a first responder population with a history of TBI and PTSD.

Full description

The primary objective of the study is to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of an evidence-based intervention, STAIR-NT, which will be adapted with Goal Management Training (GMT). A small-scale randomized control pilot will be conducted using the adapted intervention to examine implementation (i.e., feasibility, acceptability) and improvements in short-term PTSD, as well as secondary mental health outcomes (e.g., anxiety, and depression symptoms, substance misuse) among a first responder population with a history of TBI and PTSD.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years or older
• be a first responder within the state of Minnesota
• have a history of a TBI
• screen for PTSD.

Exclusion criteria

• Does not meet inclusion criteria.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Adapted STAIR-NT Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this arm will receive the adapted version of Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation-Narrative Therapy (STAIR-NT).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Adapted STAIR-NT

Treatment as usual (TAU)

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this arm will receive treatment as usual.