Screening & TReatment fOr Perinatal WomeN With PTSD in Substance Use Care SettinGs in Arkansas (STRONG Moms)

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Arkansas

About this trial

The goal of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of providing Written Exposure Therapy (WET), a brief, evidence-based therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) via tele-health to pregnant and postpartum individuals receiving services for problematic substance misuse in Arkansas.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Able to write, understand, and speak English

Able to give informed consent

Currently pregnant or postpartum (≤ 6 months after childbirth)

History of substance misuse

Disqualifiers

Unwilling to provide consent

No history of Criterion A trauma exposure or clinically significant PTSD symptoms

No history of substance misuse or currently receiving services for a substance-use related problem

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Written Exposure Therapy (WET)

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators