Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in International Humanitarian Aid Workers: Study Protocol
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, Internet-delivered, iCBT, humanitarian aid workers, Cognitieve gedragstherapie, CGT, Posttraumatische-stressstoornis, PTSS, Hulpverleners.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON20069
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University Amsterdam
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
1) currently a staff member of an international humanitarian organization, 2) a full diagnosis of PTSD according to DSM-IV (APA, 1994), or subclinical PTSD with one intrusion, one avoidance and one hyperarousal symptom according to DSM-IV (APA, 1994), as established with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI; Sheehan et al., 1998), 3) fluency in the English language, 4) access to the Internet and telephone/ Skype, 5) being on a current stable dose of psychiatric medication or medication-free.
1) organic or psychotic disorders, substance dependence or imminent suicide risk as established with the MINI, 2) a diagnosis of PTSD as a result of childhood trauma, 3) receiving psychological treatment at the time of inclusion, 4) being under severe current threat.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Credibility/ expectancy, 2) Significant reductions in symptoms of PTSD from pre- to post-test.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) Significant reductions in symptoms of comorbid depression, anxiety, suicidality, and functional disability from pre- to pos-test, 2) Treatment completion rates.