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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/95229, first published .
WTC Responder app on a smartphone, offering support and resources for responders.

A Clinician-Supported Mobile App to Reduce Mental Health Symptoms Among World Trade Center Responders in Florida: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

A Clinician-Supported Mobile App to Reduce Mental Health Symptoms Among World Trade Center Responders in Florida: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Mark J Macgowan   1 , PhD ;   Kyle Possemato   2 , PhD ;   Eric Kuhn   3 , PhD ;   Nan Hu   4 , PhD ;   Sandra Lowe   5 , MD ;   Stephanie Garcia   4 , MPH ;   Isis Panellas   1 , PhD ;   Arrianna Edwards   1 , MSW ;   Victoria Gray   1 , MSW ;   Ruth Marquez   6 , MPH, MS ;   Luciana Pitta   6 , PhD ;   Roberto G Lucchini   6 , MD

1 School of Social Work, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States

2 Syracuse VA Medical Center, New York, NY, United States

3 VA National Center for PTSD, Palo Alto, CA, United States

4 Department of Biostastistics, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States

5 Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States

6 Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University, Miami, FL, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Mark J Macgowan, PhD
  • School of Social Work
  • Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work, Florida International University
  • 11200 SW 8th Street, AHC5-513
  • Miami, FL 33199
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 3053480427
  • Email: macgowan@fiu.edu