A Randomised Controlled Trial of Metacognitive Therapy and Exposure for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Completed
- Conditions
- Mental and Behavioural Disorders: Post-traumatic stress disorderMental and Behavioural DisordersPost-traumatic stress disorder
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN63706856
- Lead Sponsor
- Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
The criteria have been chosen to ensure suitability of the therapeutic treatment for the individual and their difficulties. Participants must:
1. Be aged 18-65
2. Meet diagnostic (DSM-IV) criteria for PTSD
3. Have PTSD as the primary problem
4. Have been experiencing PTSD symptoms for more than three months
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Impact of Events Scale (IES) Horowitz, Wilner & Alvarez (1979). This measure and those in section A49 (apart from the Visual Analogue Measure currently in development, the Heart Monitor which is a physical measure of arousal and the Narrative Task) are validated and used as standard measures in psychology services to assess and monitor patients.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration