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Applying Mixed Methods to Identify Links Between PTSD Symptoms, Cannabis Use, and Functional Behaviors With Personalized Feedback Intervention Development

NCT07721285 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-07-27

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Summary

Many Veterans live with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and use cannabis to manage distress, despite limited supportive evidence. Veterans with PTSD who use cannabis often struggle with sleep, physical activity, and social connection, which are factors critical to health and well-being. This project will use smartphones and wearable devices to track symptoms and daily behaviors in real time and provide personalized feedback to help Veterans understand and manage the impact of PTSD and cannabis use in their lives. The study will develop a motivational interviewing-based personalized feedback approach that uses real-time data to help Veterans make data-informed decisions about their mental health, cannabis use, and functional behaviors. Findings will support development of scalable, Veteran-centered tools to promote healthier coping, functional recovery, and quality of life, even if they are not currently in treatment. The goal is to develop supportive, real-time strategies that meet Veterans where they are and promote better outcomes across the VA healthcare system.

Conditions

  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Marijuana Abuse

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Personalized Feedback Session (PFS)

The Personalized Feedback Session (PFS) is an MI-based, individualized brief intervention designed to help Veterans understand how their own PTSD symptoms, cannabis use behaviors, and daily functioning behaviors interact in real time. The PFS integrates baseline assessment data and 14 days of EMA and wearable (Fitbit) data to generate personalized visualizations and feedback aimed at reducing unhelpful, cannabis use, encouraging engagement in evidence-based supported PTSD management, and supporting improvements in functioning. The PFS will be delivered individually via secure VA Video Connect or in-person and will last approximately 60 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Terrell A. Hicks, PhD · VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2027-01-01
Primary Completion
2031-12-31
Completion
2031-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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