COPEWeb Training for Providers Study

This study is testing two ways to train healthcare providers on an effective treatment called COPE (Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure). COPE is a treatment for military Veterans who have both PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and SUD (Substance Use Disorder). The study wants to see if online training (COPEWeb) is as good as in-person training (COPE In Person) for teaching providers this important treatment. You can join if you are a behavioral health provider, at least 18 years old, speak English, and have reliable internet access. The study will measure how satisfied providers are with the training and how much they learn about COPE over about 8 weeks.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 248 participants. It compares two different training methods for healthcare providers.
What's involved
You would need to be willing to attend a 2-day "live" in-person (or virtual) COPE training if assigned to that group, and engage in a standardized patient assessment after training.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The study measures outcomes through study completion, which is an average of 8 weeks.

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NCT05812131

COPEWeb Training for Providers

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalHealth services
VA Office of Research and Development
~248 participants
Updated 2026-08-06 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:COPEWeb online trainingCOPE In Person

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
IBM Computer Usability Satisfaction Questionnaires (CSUQ)
Measured over Through study completion, an average of 8 weeks
+1 more outcome measured
PTSD
Substance Use Disorders
1 sites across 1 states
South Carolina1
  • Sudie E. Back, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

currently a provider in a behavioral health field (e.g., psychology, psychiatry, counseling)
English speaking
able to consistently obtain reliable internet access
willing to attend a 2-day "live" in-person (or virtual) COPE training if randomly assigned to that condition
willing to engage in a standardized patient assessment after training
has no prior formal training in the COPE therapy

Exclusion

received prior training in COPE
not a provider in the behavioral health field
non-English speaking
lack of reliable internet access
  • IBM Computer Usability Satisfaction Questionnaires (CSUQ)Through study completion, an average of 8 weeks

    The CSUQ is a 19-item Likert-type (7-point \[strongly agree to strongly disagree\]) questionnaire that provides an overall usability satisfaction score along with subscales that measure program usefulness, information quality, and interface quality. The CSUQ measure and subscales have good reliability, sensitivity, and validity.

  • COPE Knowledge Acquisition Test (CKAT)Change from baseline to study completion, an average of 8 weeks

    The CKAT will be completed at pre- and post-training. The 20-item measure will be scored and the percent of items answered correctly (rated from 0 to 100% correct) will be assessed. Higher scores represent greater knowledge.