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CHW-Enhanced Trauma Recovery

Improving Engagement in Post-Injury Mental Health Care Through Community Health Worker-Enhanced Trauma Recovery Services

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 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
  • "Aim 2 will use qualitative interviews and implementation evaluation activities guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to identify barriers, facilitators, contextual factors, and implementation determinants that may affect adoption, scalability, and sustainability of TRRP+ within trauma care settings."
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 tests a trauma recovery program with added help from a community health worker. It is for adults treated for a serious injury at MUSC who are at risk for PTSD or depression and have at least one unmet social need. The study will check if the program is practical, if patients accept it, and if it helps them get mental health care and recover.

This pilot study will evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of the Trauma Resilience and Recovery Program Plus (TRRP+), a Community Health Worker-enhanced intervention designed to improve behavioral health engagement and recovery among adult trauma survivors with unmet social needs. One hundred adult trauma patients admitted to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Level I Adult Trauma Center who screen positive for risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression and report at least one unmet social need will receive TRRP+ services. Participants will complete assessments at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months after enrollment. The study will also examine implementation barriers and facilitators to support future dissemination and scale-up of the intervention.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • You are age 18 or older.
  • You were admitted to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Adult Trauma Service after an injury.
  • You speak English.
  • You score above 2 on either part of the ITSS screening test for PTSD or depression risk. PTSD is lasting stress after a scary event.
  • You report at least one unmet social need, with a score of 1 or more on the AHC social needs screening test.
  • You can and are willing to give informed consent, meaning you understand the study and agree to join.

Who can't join

  • Your Glasgow Coma Scale score was below 13 when you entered the hospital. This test checks how awake and responsive you are.
  • You have thinking or memory problems serious enough to keep you from understanding consent or taking part.
  • You have active psychosis, which means trouble knowing what is real.
  • Your injury keeps you from speaking, such as a severe brain or spinal cord injury.
  • You caused your own injury.
  • You are currently in jail or prison.
  • You cannot speak or understand English.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults 18 years of age or older. 2. Admitted to the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Adult Trauma Service following a traumatic injury. 3. English-speaking. 4. Screen positive for risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or depression on the Injured Trauma Survivor Screen (ITSS), defined as a score greater than 2 on either subscale. 5. Report at least one unmet social need on the Accountable Health Communities (AHC) Health-Related Social Needs Screening Tool, defined as a score greater than or equal to 1. 6. Able and willing to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score less than 13 at hospital admission. 2. Moderate to severe cognitive impairment that precludes informed consent or study participation. 3. Active psychosis. 4. Injury that prevents verbal communication, such as severe traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury. 5. Self-inflicted injury. 6. Currently incarcerated. 7. Unable to speak or understand English.

Study sites (1)

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