Randomized Clinical Trial of Attention Control Training for Symptoms of PTSD in Children
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Creighton University
- Enrollment
- 89
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms from pre to post test
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Participants will complete a pre and post training psychological assessment. Participants will be assigned to attention control training or the comparison stimuli computer task in a double-blind randomized control trial design. Both computerized dot probe tasks display two faces on a computer screen, one above the other, followed by a small right or left arrow appearing in the location vacated by one of the faces. Participants are required to respond as quickly as they can by pressing the indicated right or left arrow on their computer keyboard without compromising accuracy. Participants complete 6 training sessions.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Care Provider)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 7 Years to 15 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •significant symptoms of PTSD and qualifying traumatic event
Exclusion Criteria
- •new traumatic event within one month of beginning the trial
Arms & Interventions
Attention Control Training
- 6 sessions in the clinic lasting approximately 10 minutes each.
- Each session will consist of 128 presentations of pairs of neutral and threatening stimuli, followed by the presentation of a response cue (right or left arrow to be clicked on a computer keyboard).
Intervention: Attention Control Training (Behavioral)
Comparison Task
6 sessions in the clinic of a presumably inactive neutral-neutral stimuli intervention lasting approximately 10 minutes each.
• Each session will consist of 128 presentations of pairs of faces, followed by the presentation of a response cue (right or left arrow to be clicked on a computer keyboard).
Intervention: Comparison Task (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms from pre to post test
Time Frame: 10 minute long administration, given twice to measure change scores from pre and post training approximately 1 month apart
PTSD self-report questionnaire
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Amy Badura Brack
Professor of Psychology
Creighton University