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About this trial

The MIRROR study will compare the effectiveness of two interventions in improving emotion regulation and reducing PTSD symptoms in female Veterans with military sexual trauma (MST) and/or intimate partner violence (IPV) and co-occurring brain injury.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Able to consent as determined by UBACC, are English-speaking FVets who are 18+ years old

Screen positive for exposure to IPV and/or MST using the VA Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program (VA IPVAP) and MST Screening Protocol,

Have a history of at least one BI assessed using the BISQ+IPV,

Sub-threshold PTSD (operationalized as a total score of >33 on the PTSD Checklist Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (PCL-5),

Disqualifiers

FVets at high risk for suicide (respond yes to items 3, 4, 5, or 8 on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale [C-SSRS]),

Observable active psychosis (e.g., auditory hallucinations, grandiose delusions),

Those determined to have problematic substance use (score > 27 on the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) will be referred to substance use dependence programs for concurrent treatment. The PI and Co-Is will collaborate with the substance use dependence program to determine continued participation.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • webSTAIR
  • ExpoTx
  • PsychoEd

Treatment groups

136 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Baylor College of Medicine77030, HoustonTexas, United States

Sponsors and collaborators

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Lead sponsor

Baylor College of Medicine

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov