CBT Texts for PTSD & Hazardous Drinking (Project Better)

Part of paid clinical trials in Seattle, Washington.

Sponsor
University of Washington
Study ID
NCT05372042
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • CBT Text Messages — BEHAVIORAL
    CBT skills based text messages delivered 3x per week for four weeks

Study Details

The research study seeks to refine and test a brief, self-directed, intervention for individuals from the general public with PTSD and co-occurring HD that can be delivered via text-messaging. This application seeks to refine the intervention further by testing whether theoretically-driven, evidence-based strategies from basic cognitive psychology (message framing) and social psychology (facilitating growth mindsets) result in better outcomes for PTSD symptoms and HD by addressing pilot participant feedback related to avoidance and motivation.

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 31, 2022
Status verified
Jun 2025
Primary completion
Apr 25, 2024
Completion
Apr 25, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
505 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Loss Framing + Growth Mindset
    Participants in this condition will receive 3 days of text messages for 4 weeks. Day 1 will consist of psychoeducation about CBT skill, day 2 will be a remainder to use the skill that is framed with toward preventing future losses from trauma exposure, and day 3 will have a reminder that aims to instill a growth mindset about using the skill.
  • Experimental: Loss Framing + Simple Reminder
    Participants in this condition will receive 3 days of text messages for 4 weeks. Day 1 will consist of psychoeducation about CBT skill, day 2 will be a remainder to use the skill that is framed with toward prevent future losses from trauma exposure, and day 3 will have a simple reminder to use the skill.
  • Experimental: Gain Framing + Growth Mindset
    Participants in this condition will receive 3 days of text messages for 4 weeks. Day 1 will consist of psychoeducation about CBT skill, day 2 will be a remainder to use the skill that is framed with toward future benefits from doing so, and day 3 will have a reminder that aims to instill a growth mindset about using the skill.
  • Experimental: Gain Framing + Simple Reminder
    Participants in this condition will receive 3 days of text messages for 4 weeks. Day 1 will consist of psychoeducation about CBT skill, day 2 will be a remainder to use the skill that is framed with toward future benefits from doing so, and day 3 will have a simple reminder to use the skill.
  • Experimental: No Framing + Growth Mindset
    Participants in this condition will receive 3 days of text messages for 4 weeks. Day 1 will consist of psychoeducation about CBT skill, day 2 will be a remainder to use the skill that has no framing, and day 3 will have a reminder that aims to instill a growth mindset about using the skill.
  • Active Comparator: No Framing + Simple Reminder
    Participants in this condition will receive 3 days of text messages for 4 weeks. Day 1 will consist of psychoeducation about CBT skill, day 2 will be a remainder to use the skill that has no framing, and day 3 will have a simple reminder to use the skill.

Primary Outcome Measure

Heavy Episodic Drinking [ Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 16 weeks ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of WashingtonSeattleWashington98105-

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By condition
PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)
By specialty
PsychiatryMental healthBehavioral health
By research site
University of Washington· Seattle, WA

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