Screening & TReatment fOr Perinatal WomeN With PTSD in Substance Use Care SettinGs in Arkansas (STRONG Moms)

Conditions

• Written Exposure Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Written Exposure Therapy (WET) — BEHAVIORAL
  Written Exposure Therapy (WET) is a brief, evidence-based therapy for PTSD. Clients receive 5 weekly sessions where they write about a traumatic experience in a safe, structured way for approximately 50 minutes followed by a brief check-in with their therapist. This process helps individuals make sense of the event, reduce emotional distress, and decrease PTSD symptoms over time.

Study Details

The goal of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of providing Written Exposure Therapy (WET), a brief, evidence-based therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) via tele-health to pregnant and postpartum individuals receiving services for problematic substance misuse in Arkansas.

Key Dates

First listed

Aug 12, 2026

Start date

Aug 15, 2026

Status verified

Aug 2026

Primary completion

Jun 30, 2027

Completion

Aug 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

80 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NA

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: Single Arm Intervention
  All participants will receive Written Exposure Therapy (WET)

Primary Outcome Measure

Acceptability [ Time Frame: From baseline to end of treatment at 5 weeks ]

Central Contacts

• Mollee K. Steely Smith K Assistant Professor, PhD
  501-526-8174
  [email protected]
• Chelsey E Bull, PhD
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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