Treatment of PTSD

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Paediatrics; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

• Registration Number: PACTR201511001345372
• Lead Sponsor: Stellenbosch University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-11-11
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

Adolescents with chronic (at least 3-months) full PTSD and sub-threshold PTSD will be included. Sub-threshold PTSD is defined as having at least 1 re-experiencing symptom, at least 2 avoidance symptoms, 2 arousal symptoms and a score of 11 on the CPSS.

Adolescents aged 13 to 17 years, who have experienced a single-incident interpersonal trauma (index-trauma), will be included. The experience of a previous trauma will not lead to exclusion from the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Adolescents with conduct disorder will be excluded.

Participants seeking or requiring alternative treatments (medication) will also be excluded.

All other adolescents will be eligible for participation. This includes adolescents with, for example, comorbid mood disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders and ADHD provided that PTSD is deemed to be the principal disorder requiring treatment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PTSD symptoms

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Presence of PTSD diagnosis;Presence of depression symptoms