Advancing Skills Through Consultation, Education, and Novel Technologies

Summary

This research study tests strategies to train behavioral health providers in Written Exposure Therapy (WET), an evidence-based treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). There are a number of evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, most behavioral health providers have not received training in these PTSD treatments and do not offer them regularly to their patients.

The researchers hope to learn about the optimal way to train behavioral providers in this type of treatment. This study is designed to determine the comparative effectiveness of different training strategies on key outcomes such as how much competency providers develop in the therapy and to how many patients they deliver the therapy. This study will help the researchers understand if we can help more providers learn to competently delivery Written Exposure Therapy by using strategies that are more convenient and cost less money, including web-based and AI-facilitated training supports. This study will also help us learn which training strategies work best for which providers so that in the future we can make personalized training recommendations.

Conditions

• PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Live workshop

Approximately 10 hours (excluding breaks) over 2 days with a live trainer via video conferencing (e.g., Zoom)

BEHAVIORAL

AI-enhanced Web-based training

No live meetings, but approximately 8-10 hours of asynchronous training at the learner's pace over about 1 month.

BEHAVIORAL

Consultation video calls

Twelve 1-hour calls with a live therapy consultant via videoconferencing (e.g., Zoom)

BEHAVIORAL

TherapyTrainer

No live meetings, but approximately 12 hours of engaging with the AI training support tool (TherapyTrainer)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Stanford University

  collaborator OTHER

• Medical University of South Carolina

  collaborator OTHER

• Boston University

  collaborator OTHER

• Rush University Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Stefanie LoSavio, PhD · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-08-03

Primary Completion

2028-08-31

Completion

2028-08-31

Countries

• United States

Study Locations