New therapy aims to help military moms heal from trauma and bond with kids
NCT ID NCT06262178
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a program called Parenting STAIR Modular (PSTAIR-M) for military-connected mothers who have experienced trauma and have young children aged 2-10. The program helps mothers manage PTSD and depression symptoms while improving their parenting skills. Researchers will compare PSTAIR-M to standard treatments to see which works better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Parenting-STAIR Modular (PSTAIR-M) - a behavioral therapy program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a more effective way to help military moms manage PTSD and depression while improving their parenting skills.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 120 participants, so results may not apply to all military moms. The therapy is compared to other treatments, and it may not prove more effective.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: 1. Military-connected mother, defined as a mother who is either a female service member or veteran or female spouse of a service member or veteran; 2. Has a child aged 2-10; 3. Legal guardian of index child with legal and physical custody; 4. Lifetime trauma exposure (Life Events Checklist (LEC-5); Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire (ACE-Q)); 5. Screen positive for PTSD (defined as a PCL-5 score ≥32 or meeting ≥3 out of 4 DSM-5 symptom criteria \[B, C, D, E\] on the PCL-5), and/or depression (PHQ-9 score ≥8), and/or low parenting self-efficacy (PSOC score \<59); 6. Able to speak and understand English or Spanish; 7. Eligible to receive services at a Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Endeavors. Exclusion Criteria: 1. High risk for suicide (Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ)); 2. Current psychotic symptoms (DSM-5-TR Self-Rated Level 1 Cross-Cutting Symptom Measure Domain VII); 3. Disability affecting communication, such as deafness; 4. Index child with severe developmental disability; 5. Severe substance or alcohol use (The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test - Lite (ASSIST-Lite); Cannabis Use Disorder Identification Test-Short Form (CUDIT-SF)); 6. Currently receiving another trauma-focused individual mental health treatment.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Endeavors, El Paso
RECRUITINGEl Paso, Texas, 79936, United States
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Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Endeavors, Killeen
RECRUITINGKilleen, Texas, 76549, United States
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Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Endeavors, San Antonio
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78249, United States
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