Resilience training aims to shield first responders from PTSD
NCT ID NCT07478250
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a 4-hour resilience workshop can prevent PTSD and depression in 800 first responders in New York and Texas. Participants will be randomly assigned to the workshop or a control group and followed for one year. The goal is to see if the training helps them cope better with traumatic events on the job.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Worker Resilience Training (WRT) program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a proven, scalable program to protect first responders from PTSD and depression after trauma.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage efficacy trial, not yet recruiting. Results from a smaller study were promising, but larger, longer-term outcomes may differ.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 800 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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Jun 2030
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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Anyone
- 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: * Active first responder at fire station or EMS organization Exclusion Criteria: * NA
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York, 11794, United States
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Texas A & M University
College Station, Texas, 77840, United States
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