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Can a Couple's online Self-Help program heal COVID-19 PTSD?

NCT ID NCT04763681

Symptom relief Sponsor: York University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This trial tests whether an internet-based self-help program called Couple HOPES can reduce PTSD symptoms and improve relationship satisfaction in couples where one partner is a military member, veteran, first responder, or healthcare worker with COVID-19-related PTSD. Participants complete seven online modules with coaching support. The study compares those who receive the program immediately to those on a waitlist.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Couple HOPES, an internet-delivered guided self-help intervention based on Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for PTSD
What this could lead to
If effective, this could provide a low-cost, virtual treatment option for PTSD that involves partners and reaches those with COVID-19-related trauma.
What could go wrong
This is a small trial with 54 participants, and the intervention is self-guided with coaching, so results may not apply broadly. The waitlist control design means some may not receive immediate help.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

54 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2021

Finished

Jan 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 64 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Individual who is a Canadian military member, veteran, first responder or healthcare worker with clinically significant levels of PTSD symptoms related to COVID-19 * Individual who is an American healthcare worker with clinically significant levels of PTSD symptoms related to COVID-19 * Must be willing to be audio-recorded for coaching sessions * Intimate partner willing to participant and complete intervention modules together * Access to high speed internet Exclusion Criteria: * Elevated suicide risk * Severe physical aggression between partners in the past year * Clinically significant PTSD symptoms in both members of the dyad

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Coronavinae infectious disease COVID-19 post-traumatic stress disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Posttraumatic stress disorder

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • York University

    Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada

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