Randomized Clinical Trial of Attention Control Training for Symptoms of PTSD in Children
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- PTSD
- Sponsor
- Creighton University
- Enrollment
- 89
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms from pre to post test
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
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.
Investigators
Amy Badura Brack
Professor of Psychology
Creighton University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •significant symptoms of PTSD and qualifying traumatic event
Exclusion Criteria
- •new traumatic event within one month of beginning the trial
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