Feasibility and Efficacy of a Digital Mental Health Intervention for Teen Wildfire Survivors



Status:Not yet recruiting
Conditions:Anxiety, Anxiety, Hospital, Psychiatric, Psychiatric
Therapuetic Areas:Psychiatry / Psychology, Other
Healthy:No
Age Range:13 - 17
Updated:3/16/2019
Start Date:April 1, 2019
End Date:December 1, 2019
Contact:Adrienne J Heinz, Ph.D.
Email:aheinz@stanford.edu
Phone:919-630-6847

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a Digital Mental Health Intervention to Reduce Symptoms of Post-Disaster Traumatic Stress, Depression, and Anxiety in Teens Impacted by Wildfires: A Randomized Multiple-Baseline Single-Case Study.

In October, 2017, Northern California experienced devastating and historic wildfires. Sonoma
Rises is an app designed for anyone who was impacted by this event and is intended to help
survivors of disaster find their new normal. This study will assess the feasibility and
efficacy of a self-help post-disaster mental health intervention delivered via a mobile app
with a sample of teens who are experiencing post-disaster mental health symptoms.


Inclusion Criteria:

1. Males & females aged 13-17 years directly impacted by the 2017 wildfires having lost
their home or been temporarily displaced

2. Screen positive for PTSD (Child Trauma Screening Questionnaire = 5 or higher)

3. Have regular access to a smart phone and a computer

4. Have a personal email address

5. Speak and read English fluently

6. Have parental consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. A positive self-reported history of psychosis, bipolar, or schizophrenia

2. Serious self-reported physical health concerns necessitating surgery or with prognosis
<6 months

3. A positive screen for a current Substance User Disorder (CRAFFT = 2 or higher)

4. Current self-reported suicidal ideation

5. Self-reported pregnancy

6. Self-reported less than four weeks of stable prescription medication for anxiety,
anti-depressant, and sleep promoting medications prior to the screening assessment
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Stanford University
Palo Alto, California 94304
Principal Investigator: Adrienne J Heinz, Ph.D.
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