Online skills training shows promise for PTSD patients on waitlists
NCT ID NCT06431022
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looked at whether a web-based program called webSTAIR, which teaches skills to manage emotions and relationships, is feasible and helpful for people with PTSD who are on a waitlist for behavioral health treatment. Seventy adults from a hospital clinic in Boston took part. The program includes self-paced online lessons and coaching from a community health worker. The goal was to see if people would use it and find it helpful, and to measure changes in PTSD symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- webSTAIR (a self-paced online skills training program) plus coaching from a community health worker
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a quick, accessible way to help people with PTSD manage their symptoms while they wait for more intensive therapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 70 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program is self-paced and may not be effective for all types of PTSD.
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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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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- 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: * Client on the RESTORE Center waitlist at Boston Medical Center * Over 18 years of age * Able to receive therapy in English or Spanish (per participant report) * Exposure to trauma (as indicated by the Life Events Checklist for the DSM-5 \[LEC-5\]) * Probable PTSD (as indicated by the PTSD Checklist for the DSM-5 \[PCL-5\] based on PCL score of 33+). * Reasonable to access to technology (e.g., phone, computer, internet access). Exclusion Criteria: * Patient declines to be in the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
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