Phase-based treatment versus direct trauma-focused treatment in patients with Complex PTSD.
- Conditions
- posttraumatic stress disordertrauma10002861
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON47004
- Lead Sponsor
- Dimence (Deventer)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 122
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a patient must meet all of the following criteria: a) meeting the criteria for PTSD, according to the Clinical-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5; Weathers et al., 2013), b) having symptoms of Complex PTSD, c) reporting a history of repeated physical and/or sexual abuse by a caretaker or person in authority during childhood (before the age of 18), d) being in the age between 18 and 65 years, e) giving an informed consent for study participation.
A patient who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: a) insufficient competence in speaking the Dutch language, b) high risk of suicidality assessed by the BDI-II (Beck, Steer, and Brown, 1996), c) currently in treatment for PTSD, d) severe alcohol or drug dependence or abuse, e) IQ under 80, and f) victim of ongoing physical and/or sexual abuse.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary study parameters include the presence of a PTSD diagnosis, the<br /><br>severity of (Complex) PTSD symptoms, before and after completion of treatment,<br /><br>and at follow-up after 3 and 6 months. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary parameters include severity of comorbid symptoms (i.e., anxiety,<br /><br>depression, general psychopathology), dissociation, health-related quality of<br /><br>life and drop out during treatment in both conditions. </p><br>