Comparing Active Monitoring with Emotional Resilience Skills Training for posttraumatic stress disorder
Official title: Risk and Resiliency Factors in the RCMP: A Prospective Investigation
- 2 groups
- One site, in Regina
- Recruiting
Interventions
- Behavioural therapy
Emotional Resilience Skills Training (ERST)
The ERST training is designed as a "train the trainer" model. Sauer-Zavala, a co-developer of the UP, personally trained a group of RCMP trainers during a week-long interactive workshop. The trainers continue to have access to Sauer-Zavala for optional follow-up consultation and support related to delivery of the ERST training for questions or to address any issues that arise during training. Having consultation and support available for the trainers should help to offset concerns raised about ensuring training fidelity subsequent to other mental health programs. Participants have ongoing access to ERST to support skill retention after training is completed, which should help to offset previous indications of problems with skill development for mental health programs.
- Behavioural therapy
Active Monitoring
Participants in the STC will be assessed for at least 66 months, via full assessments (i.e., self-report surveys, clinical interviews), monthly assessments (i.e., \~20 minute self-report surveys), daily assessments (i.e., \~1 minute self-report surveys), and biometric assessments. The self-monitoring and feedback should be inherently beneficial and should facilitate earlier access to evidence-based care, which is why the STC is considered an active comparator.
Canadian Sites (1)
1 of 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
University of Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for2 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +Cadets starting the RCMP Cadet Training Program
Exclusion
- −Anyone other than cadets starting the RCMP Cadet Training Program
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a way to prevent a condition from developing.
This study is not organised into the usual phase numbers — that is common for device, behavioural, and diagnostic research.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
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- designModule.phases
Who receives what
There are 2 groups in this study.
Group A, the comparison group, receives Active Monitoring.
Registry label: A: Standard Training Condition (STC)
Group B receives Emotional Resilience Skills Training (ERST).
Registry label: B: Augmented Training Condition (ATC)
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
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- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
How the study is run
Groups are assigned by the study team using set rules, rather than by chance.
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
One group receives an existing treatment, so the two can be compared.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].interventionNames
Who the study is looking for
The study lists an age range of 19 years to 57 years.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study accepts healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more → as well as people with the condition.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 960 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around December 2029.
The main measurement is taken over: Time 1 (pre-training; week 1), Time 2 (post-training; week 26).
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Change in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms from Time 1 (pre-training; week 1) to Time 2 (post-training; week 26) — measured over Time 1 (pre-training; week 1), Time 2 (post-training; week 26).
Sustained Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms from Time 2 (post-training; week 26) to Time 7 (5-year follow-upFollow-upContinued check-ins after the treatment part is finished.Read more →) — measured over Time 2 (post-training; week 26), Time 3 (1-year follow-up), Time 4 (2-year follow-up), Time 5 (3-year follow-up), Time 6 (4-year follow-up), Time 7 (5-year follow-up).
Change in Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms from Time 1 (pre-training; week 1) to Time 2 (post-training; week 26) — measured over Time 1 (pre-training; week 1), Time 2 (post-training; week 26).
Sustained Major Depressive Disorder Symptoms from Time 2 (post-training; week 26) to Time 7 (5-year follow-up) — measured over Time 2 (post-training; week 26), Time 3 (1-year follow-up), Time 4 (2-year follow-up), Time 5 (3-year follow-up), Time 6 (4-year follow-up), Time 7 (5-year follow-up).
The study lists 4 further main measurements.
From the trial registry
Built from these fields:
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- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
Source: NCT05527509 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About Emotional Resilience Skills Training (ERST)Behavioural
The ERST training is designed as a "train the trainer" model. Sauer-Zavala, a co-developer of the UP, personally trained a group of RCMP trainers during a week-long interactive workshop. The trainers continue to have access to Sauer-Zavala for optional follow-up consultation and support related to delivery of the ERST training for questions or to address any issues that arise during training. Having consultation and support available for the trainers should help to offset concerns raised about ensuring training fidelity subsequent to other mental health programs. Participants have ongoing access to ERST to support skill retention after training is completed, which should help to offset previous indications of problems with skill development for mental health programs.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a behavioural is here: A programme, therapy, education, or lifestyle approach being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About Active MonitoringBehavioural
Participants in the STC will be assessed for at least 66 months, via full assessments (i.e., self-report surveys, clinical interviews), monthly assessments (i.e., \~20 minute self-report surveys), daily assessments (i.e., \~1 minute self-report surveys), and biometric assessments. The self-monitoring and feedback should be inherently beneficial and should facilitate earlier access to evidence-based care, which is why the STC is considered an active comparator.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a behavioural is here: A programme, therapy, education, or lifestyle approach being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: an age range of 19 years to 57 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
One group receives an existing treatment so the two can be compared.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
This study is open-labelOpen-labelEveryone knows which treatment is being given — nothing is hidden.Read more →: everyone knows which treatment is being given, including you and the study team.
Groups are assigned by the study team using set rules, rather than by chance.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists an age range of 19 years to 57 years.
It is open to people of any sex.
It accepts healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more → as well as people with the condition.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: Time 1 (pre-training; week 1), Time 2 (post-training; week 26).
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2029-12.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 960 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists one location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), like all public safety personnel (PSP), are frequently exposed to potentially psychologically traumatic events that contribute to posttraumatic stress injuries (PTSI). Addressing PTSI is impeded by the limited available research. The RCMP are working to build evidence-based solutions to PTSI and other mental health challenges facing their members, which by extension will help all PSP, as part of the Canadian Government Federal Framework on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. A key element is the "Longitudinal Study of Operational Stress Injuries / Étude longitudinale sur les traumatismes liés au stress opérationnel", a study which has been renamed "Risk and Resiliency Factors in the RCMP: A Prospective Investigation", and is referred to as the "RCMP Study" for short. The RCMP Study has been detailed online (www.rcmpstudy.ca) and in a recently published peer-reviewed protocol paper, "The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Study: protocol for a prospective investigation of mental health risk and resilience factors" (https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.42.8.02). The RCMP Study, part of the concerted efforts by the RCMP to reduce PTSI by improving access to evidence-based assessments, treatments, and training as well as participant recruitment and RCMP Study developments to date. The RCMP Study has been designed to (1) develop, deploy and assess the impact of a system for ongoing annual, monthly and daily evidence-based assessments; (2) evaluate associations between demographic variables and PTSI; (3) longitudinally assess individual differences associated with PTSI; (4) augment the RCMP Cadet Training Program with skills to proactively mitigate PTSI; and (5) assess the impact of the augmented training condition (ATC) versus the standard training condition (STC). Participants in the STC (n = 480) and ATC (n = 480) are assessed before and after training and annually for 5 years on their deployment date; they also complete brief monthly and daily surveys. The RCMP Study results are expected to benefit the mental health of all participants, RCMP and PSP by reducing PTSI among all who serve.
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