A randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of giving self-help information to people with symptoms of acute stress disorder following a traumatic injury.

Completed

• Conditions: Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Acute stress disorders; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN25835525
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1. Two Acute Stress Disorder groups
1.1 Accident and Emergency patients involved in road traffic accidents, assaults and occupational injuries of at least moderate severity between the months of July 2003 and January 2004.
1.2 meet the cut-off criteria for Acute Stress Disorder symptomatology (with or without dissociation)
1.3 consent to participate in the study
1.4 between the ages of 18 and 65.
2. Non-Acute Stress Disorder control group
2.1 patients who have had an accident of at least moderate severity
2.2 do not meet the cut-off criteria for Acute Stress Disorder symptomatology

Exclusion Criteria

1. suffering from a psychotic illness
2. learning disability
3. head injury
4. illiterate or do not speak English

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified