Attention Control Training for PTSD in Children
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- PTSD
- Registration Number
- NCT03348540
- Lead Sponsor
- Creighton University
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 89
Inclusion Criteria
- significant symptoms of PTSD and qualifying traumatic event
Exclusion Criteria
- new traumatic event within one month of beginning the trial
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms from pre to post test 10 minute long administration, given twice to measure change scores from pre and post training approximately 1 month apart PTSD self-report questionnaire
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Creighton Univeristy
🇺🇸Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Creighton Univeristy🇺🇸Omaha, Nebraska, United States