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COPEWeb Training for Providers

VA Office of Research and Development · with Medical University of South Carolina, National Center for PTSD · NCT05812131

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
248
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
May 11, 2025
Record last updated
August 6, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUD) are two of the most common and debilitating mental health conditions afflicting military Veterans. PTSD and SUD frequently co-occur and are associated with poorer treatment outcomes. The investigators' team developed a trauma-focused intervention, Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE), which is identified by the VA as a gold standard of behavioral healthcare and was designated as a first-line treatment in the 2025 APA Clinical Practice Guideline for PTSD. However, a critical barrier to ensuring that Veterans with co-occurring PTSD/SUD receive evidence-based treatment is a lack of provider training. This project directly addresses this critical gap by developing a new web-based training program for providers (COPEWeb).

Being studied: COPEWeb online training; COPE In Person

Conditions: PTSD; Substance Use Disorders

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • currently a provider in a behavioral health field (e.g., psychology, psychiatry, counseling)
  • English speaking
  • able to consistently obtain reliable internet access
  • willing to attend a 2-day "live" in-person (or virtual) COPE training if randomly assigned to that condition
  • willing to engage in a standardized patient assessment after training
  • has no prior formal training in the COPE therapy

Exclusion Criteria

  • received prior training in COPE
  • not a provider in the behavioral health field
  • non-English speaking
  • lack of reliable internet access

Recruiting US locations

  • Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC

    Charleston, SC 29401-5703

    Site contact: Sudie E Back, PhD · (843) 792-9383 · Sudie.Back@va.gov

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Sudie E Back, PhD · (843) 792-9383 · Sudie.Back@va.gov
  • Stacey S Sellers, MS · (843) 789-6703 · Stacey.Sellers@va.gov
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