Notice ID: 36C10B21Q0376
However, almost nothing is known about the demand for the different types of digital mental health interventions among veterans specifically, or how geographic, demographic, or psychological factors may moderate this demand. To address this gap, we propose to examine attitudes toward different modalities of PTSD interventions and the facilitators and barriers to their use among a diverse sample of veterans with PTSD symptoms. Identifying the sub-groups of veterans who are most receptive to certain intervention types would facilitate tailoring of outreach and marketing efforts so that they meet veterans needs and preferences and thereby have the best chance of successful uptake. Goals The goal of the study is to understand attitudes toward different modalities of PTSD interventions and the facilitators and barriers to their use among 400 veterans with clinically significant PTSD symptoms (as determined by a PCL-5 score 31) who are fluent in English. Participants will be recruited online and invited to complete a one-time survey.
Data will be collected through Redcap (behind VA firewall). Participants will be recruited using online advertisements. After screening and consent, they will complete a survey administered online via RedCap. Participants will be sent an electronic gift card as compensation. NCPTSD will develop all procedures for the study design, including participant inclusion and exclusion criteria, the assessment, and the procedures. NCPTSD will oversee participant consent and enrollment, data collection, and participant compensation for completing assessments. NCPTSD will analyze study data and report study findings.
The contractor will be a technology company that has experience building software for clinical research. The contractor must have an existing HIPAA-compliant web-based clinical research recruitment and engagement platform to recruit online and manage enrollment for this study and experience with recruiting clinical samples. The contract will be responsible for recruiting and enrolling the 400 participants that meet the study inclusion/exclusion criteria noted above. Targeted outreach ad campaigns should be used to reach the target population using social media and/or search engine advertising platforms.
Contractor must have experience using social media sites, such as Facebook, to target advertising. Experience recruiting clinical samples with PTSD strongly preferred. The contractor will provide advanced analytics on the recruitment campaign performance with views, clicks, surveys, signups. The contractor will develop a user-friendly, interactive study-specific participant recruitment and engagement platform (i.e., a study landing page) that is linked to the advertisements where potential participants can read more about the study, share with others, save the link for future reference, or take the next step towards study participation by signing up online or being redirected to download the study application.
