Increasing Treatment Access in Trauma Exposed Children: Developing an Adapted Step One Intervention (Pilot)

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Increasing Treatment Access in Trauma Exposed Children: Developing an Adapted Step One Intervention (Pilot)

Not Yet Recruiting

NAAges 7–14InterventionalTreatment

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

~7 participants

Updated 2026-02-09 on ClinicalTrials.gov

What's tested:Personalized Stepped Care Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children after Trauma (pSC-CBT-CT)

At a glance

Recruiting sites

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What they're measuring

Post-Traumatic Stress Severity and Impairment as Assessed by the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index (RI) for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) (UCLA-RI-5) - Child Reported

Measured over baseline, week 7, week 15

+2 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Trauma

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states

Texas1

Study leadership

Leslie K Taylor, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Who to contact

Leslie K Taylor, PhD

[email protected]

713-486-2728

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

parent and child agree that the target event/index trauma occurred;

report of at least five symptoms of PTSD (1 from re-experiencing category or 1 from avoidance);

suicidal ideation does not exclude as long as there is no active plan/intent. Safety planning implemented and continued assessment for plan/intent;

children ages 7-12 and a legal guardian willing to participate;

can be fluent in English or Spanish;

at least 4 weeks since child's exposure to one or more potentially traumatic events;

trauma exposure occurred after child was 36 months old.

Exclusion

Children with pervasive developmental disorders or Autism;

legal guardian or child with active psychosis;

any condition that may limit the legal guardian ability to understand CBT and the child's ability to follow instructions;

children who have unsupervised visitation with their perpetrator;

perpetrator (person that harmed child) is living in the home;

active substance use disorder;

child is currently receiving trauma-focused therapy;

legal guardian is actively suicidal will be excluded from participation;

children who have not been stable on psychotropic medication for 4 or more weeks, and/or for benzodiazepines/stimulants not stable for 2 or more weeks will not be eligible for the trial.

What this trial measures

Post-Traumatic Stress Severity and Impairment as Assessed by the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index (RI) for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) (UCLA-RI-5) - Child Reportedbaseline, week 7, week 15
Total score ranges from 0 to 73, with a higher score indicating worse symptoms.
Post-Traumatic Stress Severity and Impairment as Assessed by the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-5 (UCLA-RI-5) - Parent Reportedbaseline, week 7, week 15
Total score ranges from 0 to 73, with a higher score indicating worse symptoms.
Functional Impairment as Assessed by the Columbia Impairment Scale-Parent and Child (CIS-P/C)baseline, week 7, week 15
Total score ranges from 0 to 65, with a higher score indicating a worse outcome.

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