A randomised controlled trial of cognitive therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder related to civil conflict in Northern Ireland

Completed

• Conditions: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Stress disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16228473
• Lead Sponsor: The Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-03-30
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) criteria for PTSD
2. Have experienced trauma in the context of civil conflict in Northern Ireland or elsewhere
3. PTSD considered to be the patient's main problem
4. Age 18 to 70 years
5. Willing to accept random allocation

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to travel to Northern Ireland Centre for Trauma and Transformation (NICTT) for regular treatment sessions
2. PTSD mainly related to childhood sexual abuse
3. Other severe psychiatric or physical disorder that requires immediate treatment in its own right

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified