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Adapted STAIR-NT for First Responders with PTSD and TBI

This study is testing an adapted version of STAIR-NT (Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation-Narrative Therapy), which includes parts of GMT (Goal Management Training). This adapted intervention aims to help first responders in Minnesota who have both PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) and a history of TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury). To join, you must be 18 or older, a Minnesota first responder, have a history of TBI, and screen positive for PTSD. The main goal is to see if this adapted STAIR-NT can reduce PTSD symptoms. We will measure changes in your PTSD symptoms at the start, after 4-6 weeks, and then at 3 and 6 months. The study is currently recruiting 80 participants, but its overall status is unclear.

Study design
This is a small-scale randomized controlled pilot study, meaning participants will be randomly assigned to different groups. It plans to enroll 80 participants.
What's involved
Your PTSD symptoms will be measured at the beginning of the study, after 4-6 weeks, and then at 3 months and 6 months.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 6 months after the start of the study.

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NCT07212140

Adaptation of the STAIR-NT for First Responders

Not Yet Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
Florida State University
~80 participants
Updated 2026-08-25 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Adapted STAIR-NT

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Measured over Baseline, 4-6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months

Conditions

PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
TBI-Traumatic Brain Injury

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Minnesota1

Study leadership

  • Joseph Schwartz, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Florida State University

Who to contact

Joseph Schwartz, PhD
[email protected]
850-644-7949
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

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

What this trial measures

  • Change in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder SymptomsBaseline, 4-6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months

    The 20-item PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) will be used to assess PTSD symptoms. All items are scored on a 5-point Likert scale ranging between 0 (not at all) and 4 (extremely).