Recruiting

Written Exposure Therapy

Sponsor:

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Code:

NCT07707102

Conditions

PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Live workshop

AI-enhanced Web-based training

Consultation video calls

TherapyTrainer

Study Details

Brief summary:

This research study tests strategies to train behavioral health providers in Written Exposure Therapy (WET), an evidence-based treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). There are a number of evidence-based treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, most behavioral health providers have not received training in these PTSD treatments and do not offer them regularly to their patients.

The researchers hope to learn about the optimal way to train behavioral providers in this type of treatment. This study is designed to determine the comparative effectiveness of different training strategies on key outcomes such as how much competency providers develop in the therapy and to how many patients they deliver the therapy. This study will help the researchers understand if we can help more providers learn to competently delivery Written Exposure Therapy by using strategies that are more convenient and cost less money, including web-based and AI-facilitated training supports. This study will also help us learn which training strategies work best for which providers so that in the future we can make personalized training recommendations.

Conditions

PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Study ID

NCT07707102

Start date

Aug 20, 2026

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Aug 31, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 31, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 0+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

1. mental health provider;
2. serves veterans and/or service members with PTSD (by self-report);
3. willing to participate in either live or web-based training.

Exclusion Criteria:

1\. has already completed formal training in Written Exposure Therapy

Study Design

Enrollment

300 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Other

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Workshop + Consultation Calls

10-hour, live workshop over 2 days with a live trainer via video conferencing. There will also be twelve 1 hour calls with a live therapy consultant .

active comparator: Workshop + TherapyTrainer

10-hour, live workshop over 2 days with a live trainer via video conferencing.There will also be approximately 12 hours of engagement with the AI training support tool (TherapyTrainer)

active comparator: Web-Based Training + Consultation Calls

AI enhanced Web-based training with no live meetings, but approximately 8-10 hours of asynchronous, self-paced training. There will also be twelve 1 hour calls with a live therapy consultant .

active comparator: Web-based Training + TherapyTrainer

AI enhanced Web-based training with no live meetings, but approximately 8-10 hours of asynchronous, self-paced training. There will also be approximately 12 hours of engagement with the AI training support tool (TherapyTrainer)

Interventions

Live workshop

Approximately 10 hours (excluding breaks) over 2 days with a live trainer via video conferencing (e.g., Zoom)

AI-enhanced Web-based training

No live meetings, but approximately 8-10 hours of asynchronous training at the learner's pace over about 1 month.

Consultation video calls

Twelve 1-hour calls with a live therapy consultant via videoconferencing (e.g., Zoom)

TherapyTrainer

No live meetings, but approximately 12 hours of engaging with the AI training support tool (TherapyTrainer)

Primary outcome measure

  • Provider WET Competency [ Time Frame: Baseline to 7 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Stefanie Losavio, PhD

(210) 562-6714ASCENT@uthscsa.edu

Locations

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Recruiting

San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229

Contacts

Stefanie LoSavio, PhD

210-562-6714losavio@uthscsa.edu

More Information

Sponsor

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Last update posted

Aug 24, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Written Exposure Therapy
  • AI-facilitated training

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio on 2026-08-24.