Mobile Anger Reduction Intervention
Key facts
- Who runs it
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Where
- Durham, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 150 people, planned
- Started
- 12 Nov 2024
- Expected to end
- 31 Mar 2028
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Mobile Anger Reduction Intervention (MARI)
- Health Education Condition (HED)
- Record updated
- 21 September 2026
Who can take part
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Veterans diagnosed with Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), established via chart review and a score of greater than or equal to 33 on the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)
- Reporting a score of greater than or equal to 12 on the 5-item Dimensions of Anger Reactions Scale
- Have not had any changes to type or dose of psychiatric medications for 3 months, with no plans to make adjustments in the next 6 months
- Able to read at least 6th grade level material
Who cannot take part
- Receiving (or plan to receive) other anger management psychotherapy or trauma-focused therapy for PTSD (i.e., prolonged exposure, cognitive processing therapy during the course of the study
- Currently in a period of active psychosis or mania
- Exhibit current prominent suicidal or homicidal ideation requiring immediate intervention
- Have used the Mobile Anger Reduction Intervention (MARI) application before as part of another research study
Where in United States
- Durham VA Medical Center, Durham, NCDurham, United StatesContact: Kirsten H Dillon, PhDTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Difficulty controlling anger is the most commonly reported reintegration concern among combat Veterans, especially those with a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Problematic anger is associated with significant functional impairment. In the current project, the investigators will compare the Mobile Anger Reduction Intervention (MARI) with a health education mobile intervention (HED) among Veterans with PTSD and problematic anger. Participants will be randomized to the MARI or HED condition. The hypothesis is that participants in the MARI condition will experience greater anger reductions and functional improvements relative to the HED condition.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Mobile Anger Reduction Intervention (MARI)Treatment being tested
Participants in this arm will download the MARI application (app) on their own smart phone device and will use the app for a period of 4 weeks.
- Health Education Condition (HED)Existing treatment, for comparison
Participants in this arm will download the HED application (app) on their own smart phone device and will use the app for a period of 4 weeks.
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Mobile Anger Reduction Intervention for Veterans
- Record updated
- 21 September 2026