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Peer Delivered, Emotion Regulation-Focused Mental Health Prevention Training for Fire Fighter Trainees

NCT06290778 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 480

Last updated 2026-02-12

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if a peer-delivered emotion regulation training (Brief-Unified Protocol) workshop is effective for preventing posttraumatic stress and other psychological health symptoms in firefighter trainees. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Do firefighter recruits who receive peer-delivered Brief-Unified Protocol report lower PTSD symptom severity over time compared to those who receive psychoeducation?
* Do firefighter recruits who receive peer-delivered Brief-Unified Protocol report lower AUD, depression, anxiety, and functional impairment symptom severity over time compared to those who receive psychoeducation?
* Do changes in neuroticism or emotion regulation mediate the effect of receiving the Brief-Unified Protocol on the treatment outcomes?

Participants will:

* Participate in a Brief-Unified Protocol workshop or psychoeducation workshop during fire academy training.
* Complete a questionnaire prior to the workshop.
* Complete a questionnaire immediately following the workshop and follow up questionnaires at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after completing the fire academy.

Researchers will compare firefighters who receive a peer-delivered Brief-Unified Protocol workshop to firefighters who receive peer-delivered psychoeducation to see if the Brief-Unified Protocol is effective for preventing posttraumatic stress and other psychological health symptoms.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Brief Unified Protocol

The Brief Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders Unified Protocol.

BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducation

Psychoeducation regarding mental health challenges in fire service.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pittsburgh

    collaborator OTHER

  • Boston University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Texas A&M University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Baylor Research Institute

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-18
Primary Completion
2027-08-31
Completion
2027-08-31

Countries

  • United States

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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