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Testing STAR and TextSTAR: A Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT07630428 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 394

Last updated 2026-07-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a video given for recent sexual assault survivors and/or a 3-week text messaging intervention with similar content is effective at reducing mental health problems and substance misuse following the assault.

Conditions

  • Sexual Violence
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Opioid Misuse

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Skills Training in Active Recovery (STAR) Video

a 17-minute video that includes psychoeducation about ptsd and substance misuse plus tips to not avoid safe but scary situations, cope with distress and urges to use, and engage with social support to aid recovery

BEHAVIORAL

Text Skills Training in Active Recovery (TextSTAR) program

a 3-week daily text program that includes supportive/empowering messages along with brief coping tips to not avoid safe but scary situations, cope with distress and urges to use, and engage with social support to aid recovery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kate Walsh, PhD · University of Wisconsin, Madison

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-25
Primary Completion
2029-06-30
Completion
2029-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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