Telehealth 2.0: Evaluating Effectiveness and Engagement Strategies for CPT-Text for PTSD (CPT-TEXT)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder focused on measuring Digital Mental Health, COVID-19
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Over the age of 18 residing in the United States
- Criterion A event measured by the Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5)
- Significant symptoms of PTSD as evidenced by a score of 33 or above on the PCL-5
- PTSD symptoms that began or increased during the COVID pandemic (per self-report)
- Registered/registering on Talkspace for messaging-based therapy
- Ownership of a personal device for texting
- Residence in a state with therapist capacity on the Talkspace platform
Exclusion Criteria:
- Acute risk for suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors measured by the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale Lifetime-Recent Screen
- Psychosis or substance abuse that requires prioritization of treatment and/or higher level of care
Sites / Locations
- Stanford UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
CPT-Text + Incentive
CPT-Text + Reminder As Usual
Culturally Informed Trauma Treatment (CITT) + Incentive
CITT+ Reminder as Usual
CPT-Text. CPT is a 12-session, trauma-focused, cognitive therapy that teaches clients to examine and change problematic beliefs about themselves and the world that were altered as a result of trauma. Retention Incentive (RI). Participants will be told at baseline that they can earn discounts for other users with PTSD if they message with their therapist regularly.
CPT-Text. CPT is a 12-session, trauma-focused, cognitive therapy that teaches clients to examine and change problematic beliefs about themselves and the world that were altered as a result of trauma. Reminder as Usual (RAU). As per Talkspace guidelines, therapists are available to client participants twice per day, five days per week. In the event a client participant has not engaged or messaged in 48 hours, therapists send a personalized message to the client participant to encourage them to re-engage.
CITT will be conducted by Talkspace therapists with a specialty in PTSD culturally informed PTSD treatment. Retention Incentivefor other users with PTSD in subsequent months if they message with their therapist regularly.
CITT will be conducted by Talkspace therapists with a specialty in culturally informed PTSD treatment. Reminder as Usual (RAU). As per Talkspace guidelines, therapists are available to client participants twice per day, five days per week. In the event a client participant has not engaged or messaged in 48 hours, therapists send a personalized message to the client participant to encourage them to re-engage.