Parenting-STAIR Modular for PTSD and Depression
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a family-based treatment called Parenting-STAIR-Modular (PSTAIR-M) can help military parents recover from trauma, strengthen emotion regulation skills, and improve parent-child relationships. Participants will be trauma-exposed active-duty Service Members (SM) or their spouses who screen positive for PSTD and/or depression, and one identified child (ages 2-10).
The main questions it aims to answer are: 1) Does PSTAIR-M reduce parental PTSD and depression symptoms, lower parenting stress, and improve child behavior compared to treatment-as-usual?; and 2) Is PSTAIR-M feasible and acceptable when delivered to military families stationed overseas?
Researchers will compare PSTAIR-M to treatment-as-usual (TAU) to see if PSTAIR-M leads to greater improvements in parental PTSD, depression, parenting stress, emotion regulation, child maltreatment risk, and child behavior than usual care.
Participants will: 1) attend 12-16 weekly, 1-hour online treatment sessions with their assigned clinicians, 2) complete three 1-hour online assessments administered by research staff, 3) engage with their child in three 15-30-minute online, observed play sessions, 4) have assessments and observed play sessions audio and video recorded.
Who Is on the Research Team?
Kathrine S Sullivan, PhD
Principal Investigator
New York University
Carl Castro, PhD
Principal Investigator
University of Southern California
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
This trial is for active-duty military members or their spouses stationed overseas who have experienced trauma and currently show signs of PTSD or depression. They must have a child aged 2-10 willing to participate in the study activities.Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Parenting-STAIR Modular (PSTAIR-M)
Trial Overview
The study compares Parenting-STAIR Modular (PSTAIR-M), a family-based online therapy program, with usual care. Participants attend weekly virtual sessions focused on trauma recovery, emotion regulation, and improving parent-child relationships.
How Is the Trial Designed?
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Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
PSTAIR-M is a culturally adapted, 12-16-session modular intervention which combines elements of two existing EBTs: Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (STAIR), targeting maternal trauma and emotion dysregulation, and dyadic Parent-Child Care (PC-CARE), targeting parenting.
Treatment as usual (TAU) is defined as an established EBT that is already being delivered at the study sites on an ongoing basis. Possible EBTs include prolonged exposure, cognitive processing therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and emotion-focused therapy. Clinicians treating participants randomly assigned to TAU will determine the most appropriate course of treatment based on established clinic protocols for treatment assignment.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
New York University
Lead Sponsor
University of California, Davis
Collaborator
University of Southern California
Collaborator
Cohen Veterans Network
Collaborator
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