Improving access to mental health services after traumatic injury

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study evaluates the Trauma Resilience and Recovery Program (TRRP), which provides education and support for mental health recovery following traumatic injuries. The program includes bedside education, risk assessment, symptom self-monitoring via text messaging, and follow-up screenings for PTSD and depression. A randomized controlled trial will compare TRRP with enhanced usual care over a 12-month period, involving 350 patients at George Washington University Hospital. The study also includes qualitative interviews with underrepresented minority groups to enhance the model's effectiveness.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

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.

Where it's running

• George Washington University Hospital
  Washington, Virginia, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Kenneth Ruggiero, PhD — Medical University of South Carolina
• Study coordinator: Gabriela Becerra, BS
• Email: becerra@musc.edu
• Phone: 8439982602

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.