Evaluation of an Internet-based treatment of posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) and depression in Arabic-speaking countries: A randomized control trial

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Depression

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611001019998
• Lead Sponsor: Christine Knaevelsrud

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-09-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

PTSD-Treatment: traumatic experience, speaking Arabic, access to the Internet during the treatment

Depression-Treatment: suffering from depression, speaking Arabic, access to the Internet during the treatment

Exclusion Criteria

Suicidal intentions, substance abuse, psychotic experiences, dissociation, currently receiving psychotherapy elsewhere, serious depression with BDI Score > 29 (only for the PTSD treatment)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Posttraumatic stress scale (PDS)[At pre-treatment, post-treatment, 3-months-follow-up, 12-months-follow-up];Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)[At pre-treatment, post-treatment, 3-months-follow-up, 12-months-follow-up]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety and Depression - Hopkins Symptom Checkliste-25 (HSCL-25)[At pre-treatment, post-treatment, 3-months-follow-up, 12-months-follow-up];Somatisation - Self Report Symptom Inventory (SCL-90-R)[At pre-treatment, post-treatment, 3-months-follow-up, 12-months-follow-up];Quality of Life - EUROHIS Quality of Life[At pre-treatment, post-treatment, 3-months-follow-up, 12-months-follow-up]