NCT07212140

Adaptation of the STAIR-NT for First Responders

Adaptation of the STAIR-NT Intervention to Respond to Psychological Health Conditions for First Responders With a History of Traumatic Brain Injury

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Florida State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is a randomized controlled pilot examining the implementation of an adapted intervention, Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation-Narrative Therapy (STAIR-NT), among a first responder population with a history of TBI and PTSD.

Detailed description

The primary objective of the study is to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of an evidence-based intervention, STAIR-NT, which will be adapted with Goal Management Training (GMT). A small-scale randomized control pilot will be conducted using the adapted intervention to examine implementation (i.e., feasibility, acceptability) and improvements in short-term PTSD, as well as secondary mental health outcomes (e.g., anxiety, and depression symptoms, substance misuse) among a first responder population with a history of TBI and PTSD.

Conditions

• PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
• TBI-Traumatic Brain Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Adapted STAIR-NT	An adapted version of STAIR-NT that utilizes components from GMT in order to treat PTSD and TBI.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-06-01
• Primary completion: 2027-06-01
• Completion: 2027-06-01
• First posted: 2025-10-08
• Last updated: 2026-03-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States