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Behavioural Intervention

Mindfulness Coach Mobile App for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 8 weeks
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Study Summary

This trial is testing whether a mobile app can help people with PTSD by improving mindful awareness, attention, and psychological well-being. If effective, this could be a convenient way to reach people who may not get evidence-based care for PTSD.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~8 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 8 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II)
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7)
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Mindfulness Coach Mobile AppExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in this condition will complete 3 assessments: initial, end of month two and end of month four. Each participant, following initial assessment will be provided with a link to download the Mindfulness Coach mobile app as well as with brief recommendations for how to use the app over the subsequent 16 weeks of the study. Mindfulness Coach is a mobile app for iPhone and Android, developed by the VA National Center for PTSD in collaboration with National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2).
Group II: No Treatment Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Participants in this condition will initially be provided with links to resources for Veterans with PTSD (http://ptsd.va.gov) and will be told that they will be contacted again in 8 weeks (60 days) to complete a second assessment. Each participant will then be provided with a link to download the Mindfulness Coach mobile app and with brief recommendations for how to use the app over the subsequent 8 weeks of the study (see description above). Participants will participate in a final follow up survey 8 weeks after receiving the app.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Palo Alto Health Care SystemLead Sponsor
87 Previous Clinical Trials
56,663 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Online and Mobile Mindfulness Intervention to Reduce Distress
Jason Owen 2019. "Online and Mobile Mindfulness Intervention to Reduce Distress". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04035304.
~35 spots leftby Apr 2025
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