{"id":28902,"date":"2025-04-03T13:11:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psych.rochester.edu\/MHFC\/?page_id=28902"},"modified":"2025-10-16T11:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:07:13","slug":"the-most-study-for-treating-ptsd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.psych.rochester.edu\/MHFC\/research\/current-studies\/the-most-study-for-treating-ptsd\/","title":{"rendered":"The MOST Study for Treating PTSD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Principal Investigator<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"Default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/psy\/people\/faculty\/shenk-chad\/index.html\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;\">Chad Shenk, PhD, ABPP<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Co-Investigators<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"Default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sas.rochester.edu\/psy\/people\/faculty\/dodellfeder_david\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;\">David Dodell-Feder, PhD<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"Default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psych.rochester.edu\/MHFC\/about-us\/faculty-and-staff\/elizabeth-d-handley-ph-d\/\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;\">Liz Handley, PhD<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"Default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sc.edu\/study\/colleges_schools\/artsandsciences\/psychology\/our_people\/directory\/coffman_donna.php\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif;\">Donna Coffman, PhD<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Project Summary<\/h3>\n<p>The majority of children in the U.S. and around the world are affected by <strong>trauma<\/strong>, such as car accidents, scary medical procedures, fires, and even physical or sexual violence.\u00a0 Children who experience trauma may struggle with something called, post-traumatic stress disorder, better known as <strong>PTSD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>PTSD is a serious health condition that can have immediate and long-lasting effects if not treated successfully. The good news is that behavioral interventions, or \u201ctalk therapies\u201d, are the most effective treatments available for children with PTSD.\u00a0 The bad news is that these treatments often take a long time to complete and many children still struggle with PTSD even after completing one of these treatments. To make matters worse, scientists and health professionals alike simply don\u2019t know how these therapies actually work, making it difficult for us to improve these treatments.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST)<\/strong> is an engineering-inspired approach for improving the effectiveness and efficiency of behavioral interventions across a variety of public health outcomes.\u00a0 The Investigative Team is currently applying the MOST framework for the treatment of PTSD in children.\u00a0 <u>Here\u2019s what we\u2019re looking to do:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strengthen treatment effects and response rates for PTSD interventions<\/li>\n<li>Reduce the time it takes to treat PTSD, easing burdens on families<\/li>\n<li>Discover how PTSD treatments actually work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To accomplish these goals, we\u2019re using MOST to identify the \u201c<strong>active ingredients<\/strong>\u201d of safe and effective interventions for children with PTSD.\u00a0 We are testing these ingredients to identify which ones produce the strongest effects, which ones work better alone or when combined with other ingredients, and how they create therapeutic changes in the brain, body, and behaviors of children. The results will tell us how to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of treatments for PTSD and related concerns, such as depression and anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>The MOST Study <strong><u>is actively recruiting<\/u><\/strong> children, 8-17 years of age, to participate. These children, along with an accompanying parent or caregiver, will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Receive PTSD treatment at no cost<\/li>\n<li>Be compensated up to $410 for their time, travel, and participation<\/li>\n<li>Fill out surveys and questionnaires about how they think, feel, and act<\/li>\n<li>Complete tasks that measure brain, body, and behavior changes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are a parent or caregiver interested in having your child participate in the MOST for PTSD trial, you click on the link below and complete an initial screening survey:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/redcap.urmc.rochester.edu\/redcap\/surveys\/?s=4PMDC7FA8JMTNXXJ\"><strong>Screening Survey for MOST for PTSD Trial<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll follow up with you within 24-48 hours about the results of that survey.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019re also welcome to contact the Project Coordinator for more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Haley Trehern<br \/>\nProject Coordinator<br \/>\nThe MOST for PTSD Trial<br \/>\nPhone: (585) 481-7609<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:MOSTstudy@urmc.rochester.edu\">MOSTstudy@urmc.rochester.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principal Investigator Chad Shenk, PhD, ABPP Co-Investigators David Dodell-Feder, PhD Liz Handley, PhD Donna Coffman, PhD Project Summary The majority of children in the U.S. and around the world are&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":0,"parent":26646,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28902","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The MOST Study for Treating PTSD - Mt. 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