About this trial
The MIRROR study will compare the effectiveness of two interventions in improving emotion regulation and reducing PTSD symptoms in female Veterans with military sexual trauma (MST) and/or intimate partner violence (IPV) and co-occurring brain injury.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Able to consent as determined by UBACC, are English-speaking FVets who are 18+ years old
Screen positive for exposure to IPV and/or MST using the VA Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program (VA IPVAP) and MST Screening Protocol,
Have a history of at least one BI assessed using the BISQ+IPV,
Sub-threshold PTSD (operationalized as a total score of >33 on the PTSD Checklist Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (PCL-5),
Disqualifiers
FVets at high risk for suicide (respond yes to items 3, 4, 5, or 8 on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale [C-SSRS]),
Observable active psychosis (e.g., auditory hallucinations, grandiose delusions),
Those determined to have problematic substance use (score > 27 on the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) will be referred to substance use dependence programs for concurrent treatment. The PI and Co-Is will collaborate with the substance use dependence program to determine continued participation.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- webSTAIR
- ExpoTx
- PsychoEd
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Lead sponsor
Baylor College of Medicine
Collaborator