Testing a Scalable Model of Care to Improve Patients Access to Mental Health Services After Traumatic Injury
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 16 Years and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
- Procedures mentioned: Interviews
Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.
Show the study's own words
- "Qualitative interviews will be conducted with ≥ 30 patients from underrepresented minority groups (i.e., African American, Latinx) as well as ≥ 20 victims of violent trauma (penetrating mechanism) to identify opportunities to strengthen the model to meet the diverse needs of these patients (Aim 2)."
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
In plain language
This study looks at patients' experiences with the Trauma Resilience and Recovery program (TRRP), an enhanced care group, or both. It is for patients age 16 or older who are in the hospital after a traumatic injury and may be at risk for depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The purpose of this study to learn about patients' experience with the Trauma Resilience and Recovery program (TRRP) and/or the enhanced care group.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- Are age 16 or older.
- Speak English or Spanish.
- Are admitted to George Washington University Hospital's trauma center.
- Have a screening result showing risk for depression or PTSD, a mental health condition that can happen after a traumatic event.
Who can't join
- Have a Glasgow Coma Scale score below 13 when admitted. This test checks how alert and responsive you are.
- Have moderate to severe problems with thinking or memory, based on a test.
- Have active psychosis, which means trouble knowing what is real.
- Have an injury that prevents you from speaking, such as a serious head or spinal cord injury.
- Have an injury you caused yourself.
- Have serious, current substance use problems, as judged by the care team. A positive substance use screen alone does not rule you out. Those excluded for these problems will be referred to a substance use treatment center.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * English- or Spanish-speaking patients ≥ 16 years old who are admitted to George Washington University hospital's trauma center and screen positive on the Injured Trauma Survivors Screen (which indicates risk for development of posttraumatic stress disorder and/or depression) will be included. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have a Glasgow Coma Scale score under 13 at hospital admission, moderate to severe cognitive impairment (as measured by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment), active psychosis, or injury that prevents verbal communication (e.g., serious head or spinal cord injury) or is self-inflicted will be excluded. Patients with positive substance use screens via GWU's SBIRT protocol (\~7% of the patient population) will be assessed by the clinical team with reference to severity and recency of substance use problems. We have found at MUSC that a high percentage of patients with SBIRT- positive screens are nevertheless good candidates for TRRP (\>85%), but patients with serious, active substance abuse problems are likely not good candidates for TRRP and therefore will be excluded and referred to a substance use treatment center.
Study sites (1)
VA
- George Washington University Hospital · Washington, VA 20037Susan Kartiko, MD/PhD · Study contact · 2026776219 · skartiko@mfa.gwu.eduSusan Kartiko, MD/PhD · Sub-investigatorBabak Sarani, MD · Sub-investigatorBrandon A Kohrt, MD · Sub-investigatorMore trials in Washington