Web-administered STAIR for Patients on Behavioral Health Waitlists
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Boston Medical Center
- Where
- Boston, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 70 people enrolled
- Started
- 15 Nov 2024
- Ended
- 5 Jun 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- webSTAIR
- CHW coaching
- Record updated
- 6 August 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Client on the RESTORE Center waitlist at Boston Medical Center
- Over 18 years of age
- Able to receive therapy in English or Spanish (per participant report)
- Exposure to trauma (as indicated by the Life Events Checklist for the DSM-5 [LEC-5])
- Probable PTSD (as indicated by the PTSD Checklist for the DSM-5 [PCL-5] based on PCL score of 33+)
- Reasonable to access to technology (e.g., phone, computer, internet access)
Who cannot take part
- Patient declines to be in the study
Where in United States
- Boston Medical CenterBoston, United States
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a significant public health challenge with population prevalence rates in the US between 6.1 to 9.2%. There are large racial and socioeconomic inequities in access to PTSD treatment, as up to half (30-50%) of patients in safety net clinical settings meet criteria for PTSD, yet only 13% receive any behavioral health treatment. Workforce shortages are one major barrier to accessing care. Additional barriers to care can include heightened mental health stigma and mistrust of health services.
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Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) may be suitable within the continuum of care for PTSD in hospital settings, given their potential for rapid-access, scalability, and the high acceptability of DMHI among individuals with high stigma and social needs. Among the available DMHIs for PTSD, the investigators have selected web-administered Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (webSTAIR), based on emerging scientific evidence and a close collaboration with Boston Medical Center (BMC) users (patients and providers) in a previous pilot study in primary care.
The aim of this randomized study is to implement webSTAIR at BMC in the Recovery from Stress and Trauma through Outpatient Care, Research, and Education (RESTORE) Center's subspecialty clinic.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Self-directed webSTAIRTreatment being tested
Participants on the Research, and Education Center (RESTORE) waitlist randomized to this arm will receive the self-managed web-administered Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (webSTAIR).
Treatment: webSTAIR
- webSTAIR with coaching from a Community Health Worker (CHW)Existing treatment, for comparison
Participants on the RESTORE waitlist randomized to this arm will receive the web-administered Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (webSTAIR) with coaching support from a CHW.
Treatment: webSTAIR and CHW coaching
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Feasibility, Acceptability, and Initial Effectiveness of Web-administered Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation (webSTAIR) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for Patients on Behavioral Health Waitlists
- Record updated
- 6 August 2026