Can a phone app ease PTSD? small study tests BounceBack now in primary care
NCT ID NCT05374408
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a mobile app called BounceBack Now, designed to help people manage trauma-related mental health issues like PTSD, depression, and anxiety. Researchers worked with 29 adults in primary care, including many from underserved groups, to see if the app was easy to use and acceptable. The goal was to develop better ways to bring this digital tool into routine care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BounceBack Now mobile app
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, self-help tool for managing PTSD symptoms in primary care, especially for underserved groups.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 29 participants. It focuses on whether the app is usable, not on whether it actually improves PTSD symptoms.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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29 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2024
- Lead sponsor
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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.
Who is studied
Participants with a trauma related disorder and behavioral health providers (BHPs) which are Clinical staff, providers and administration
- Ages
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19 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Behavioral Health Providers: • 19 years and older Participants: * 19 years and older * Newly referred to a behavioral health provider at the Fontanelle or Midtown Clinic * Own a smart phone Exclusion Criteria Behavioral Health Providers: • 18 years and younger Participants: * 18 years and younger * Referred to a behavioral health provider in the past year * Does not own a smart phone * Score 2 points or lower on the Adverse Childhood Experience screening * High suicidality based on a clinical assessment by the behavioral health provider * Having neurocognitive conditions either assessed by a primary care provider or diagnostic code for neurocognitive condition found in the patient note or Electronic Health Record (EHR)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nebraska Medical Center-Fontenelle Clinic
Omaha, Nebraska, 68104, United States
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Nebraska Medical Center-Midtown Clinic
Omaha, Nebraska, 68131, United States
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