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NCT Number: NCT07149155

Adaptation of SFA for HRW

The aim of this study is to pilot and test the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a Stress First Aid (SFA) intervention adapted for Harm Reduction Workers (HRWs) serving Persons Who Use Drugs. The intervention consists of a training and learning collaboratives used to reinforce the SFA principles

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Key information

Conditions

Occupational Health

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, 78712, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Legal age of majority (18 +),
  • Ability to read and speak conversational English, and
  • Work as an HRW in substance misuse.

Exclusion criteria

  • Inability to provide consent.

Treatment and study plan

Stress First Aid for Harm Reduction Workers

Behavioral

The intervention was a 2-hour, in-person SFA/HRW training followed by 30-minute monthly learning collaboratives to address occupational stress of harm reduction workers.

Other names: SFA/HRW

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean Knowledge of Stress First Aid (SFA) Assessed by Stress First Aid Knowledge, Confidence, and Beliefs - Knowledge Sub-Scale at 4 Months

    Time frame: Assessed from enrollment to the end of the intervention at 4 months, 4 months reported

    A 3-item, 5-point Likert type sub-scale of Stress First Knowledge, Confidence, and Beliefs Scale, developed by the developers of Stress First Aid (SFA), with a minimum score 1 "Does not describe me at all", maximum score 5 "Describes me very well", where a higher score is a better outcome.

  2. Mean Confidence in Stress First Aid (SFA) Assessed by Stress First Aid Knowledge, Confidence, and Beliefs - Confidence Sub-Scale at 4 Months

    Time frame: Assessed from enrollment to the end of the intervention at 4 months, 4 months reported

    A 6-item, 5-point Likert type sub-scale of Stress First Knowledge, Confidence, and Beliefs Scale, developed by the developers of Stress First Aid (SFA), with a minimum score 1 "Does not describe me at all", maximum score 5 "Describes me very well", where a higher score is a better outcome.

  3. Mean Beliefs in Stress First Aid (SFA) Assessed by Stress First Aid Knowledge, Confidence, and Beliefs - Beliefs Sub-Scale at 4 Months

    Time frame: Assessed from enrollment to the end of the intervention at 4 months, 4 months reported

    A 5-item, 5-point Likert type sub-scale of Stress First Knowledge, Confidence, and Beliefs Scale, developed by the developers of Stress First Aid (SFA), with a minimum score 1 "Does not describe me at all", maximum score 5 "Describes me very well", where a higher score is a better outcome.

  4. Mean Acceptability of SFA Assessed by Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)

    Time frame: Immediately after the 2-hour, in-person training.

    A 4-item, 5-point Likert-type scale from Weiner et al., 2017, with a minimum score 1 "Completely disagree", maximum score 5 "Completely agree", where a higher score is a better outcome.

  5. Mean Appropriateness of SFA Assessed by Intervention Appropriateness Measure (IAM)

    Time frame: Immediately after the 2-hour, in-person training.

    A 4-item, 5-point Likert-type scale from Weiner et al., 2017, with a minimum score 1 "Completely disagree", maximum score 5 "Completely agree", where a higher score is a better outcome.

  6. Mean Feasibility of SFA Assessed by Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)

    Time frame: Immediately after the 2-hour, in-person training.

    A 4-item, 5-point Likert-type scale from Weiner et al., 2017, with a minimum score 1 "Completely disagree", maximum score 5 "Completely agree", where a higher score is a better outcome.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Suzannah Creech

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Registry information

Official study title

Adapting Stress First Aid (SFA) to the Needs of Harm Reduction Workers (HRWs) Serving Persons Who Use Drugs (PWUD) - Training and Pilot Testing Phase (Aim 2 and Aim 3)

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Aug 29, 2025
Registry last updated
Jun 24, 2026

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