New Stepped-Care therapy aims to help latino kids heal from trauma
NCT ID NCT07396935
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests a personalized version of stepped-care cognitive behavioral therapy for PTSD in Latino children aged 7-12. The therapy involves a caregiver-led first step with therapist support, followed by more intensive therapy if needed. The goal is to see if adapting the therapy to Latino cultural values improves outcomes and access to care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Personalized Stepped Care Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (pSC-CBT-CT)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more accessible and culturally tailored therapy option for Latino children with PTSD.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (7 participants) with no control group, so results may not be generalizable. The intervention is still being developed and tested.
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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 7 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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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7 to 14 years
- 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: * parent and child agree that the target event/index trauma occurred; * report of at least five symptoms of PTSD (1 from re-experiencing category or 1 from avoidance); * suicidal ideation does not exclude as long as there is no active plan/intent. Safety planning implemented and continued assessment for plan/intent; * children ages 7-12 and a legal guardian willing to participate; * can be fluent in English or Spanish; * at least 4 weeks since child's exposure to one or more potentially traumatic events; * trauma exposure occurred after child was 36 months old. Exclusion Criteria: * Children with pervasive developmental disorders or Autism; * legal guardian or child with active psychosis; * any condition that may limit the legal guardian ability to understand CBT and the child's ability to follow instructions; * children who have unsupervised visitation with their perpetrator; * perpetrator (person that harmed child) is living in the home; * active substance use disorder; * child is currently receiving trauma-focused therapy; * legal guardian is actively suicidal will be excluded from participation; * children who have not been stable on psychotropic medication for 4 or more weeks, and/or for benzodiazepines/stimulants not stable for 2 or more weeks will not be eligible for the trial.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77054, United States
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