Acceptability and Feasibility of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Treatment-Seeking (CBT-TS) With Deaf Individuals

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Conditions studied: Mental Health Issue, Alcohol Use Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

In brief

The current study aims to assess the acceptability and feasibility of an adapted version of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Treatment Seeking (CBT-TS) for use with signing Deaf adults. This is a Stage 1A intervention refinement study consisting of a single-arm open pilot trial. Thirty Deaf adults with clinically significant symptoms of alcohol use disorder (AUD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and/or insomnia, who are not currently engaged in treatment will be recruited from across the United States. All subjects will complete a baseline assessment of their behavioral health symptoms, perceptions towards treatment, and intent to seek treatment prior to engaging in the adapted CBT-TS intervention. The primary clinical outcome, assessed at one-month follow-up, will be whether subjects scheduled professional treatment. Secondary outcomes include changes in subjects' perceptions towards treatment, intentions to seek treatment, and symptom severity from baseline. During the one-month, follow-up assessment subjects will also complete a client satisfaction survey and open-ended questions to provide feedback about the CBT-TS intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05520190

Run by

University of Rochester

People needed

42

Starts

2023-04-03

Expected to finish

2024-02-09

Last updated by the study team

2025-01-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 18 years of age or older
• self-identify as Deaf or hard-of-hearing (any degree of hearing loss)
• primary method of communication is ASL or PSE
• positive screen for one or more behavioral health disorders including: AUD (AUDIT > 16 and alcohol use in the past 30 days exceeds the limit for low-risk drinking established by the NIAAA), PTSD (PCL-5 > 31), depression (PHQ-9 > 10), anxiety (GAD-7 > 10), or insomnia (ISI > 15)
• no current behavioral health treatment per standardized self-report
• access to video chat technology with internet and webcam.

You may not qualify if…

• unable to communicate with the researcher in ASL or PSE
• current alcohol withdrawal necessitating medical evaluation
• current psychiatric impairment necessitating emergency services or inpatient admission (i.e., imminent danger of harm to self or others)
• unable to comprehend the nature of the study
• currently receiving behavioral health treatment for their symptoms.

Where it is running

• Aileen Aldalur — Rochester, New York, United States

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