Supporting health and social care workers with cognitive and behavioural coaching for posttraumatic stress disorder and depressio
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression in patient-facing health and social care professionalsMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN57105098
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Oxford
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 98
Current inclusion criteria as of 05/04/2024:
1. Patient-facing health or social care worker – professions include: nurse, doctor, paramedic, care worker, ambulance service team member, midwife, allied health professional, mental health professional, healthcare support worker, medical associate, pharmacist, care assistant, or student training to deliver health or social care
2. Aged 18 years and older
3. Willing and able to provide informed consent
4. PTSD or major depression as their primary disorder
4.1. Score 20 or above on PCL-5 (PTSD)
4.2. Score 10 or above on PHQ-9 (Depression)
4.3. Diagnosed with PTSD or major depression on the SCID-5
5. Health and social care staff who are willing to be randomised
6. If taking psychotropic medication, the dose must be stable for at least 1 month before randomisation and remain stable throughout the trial
7. If currently receiving psychological therapy, this treatment must have ended before randomisation
8. Their current reexperiencing symptoms are linked to 1–3 discrete traumatic events
Previous inclusion criteria as of 20/07/2023:
1. Patient-facing health or social care worker – professions include: nurse, doctor, paramedic, ambulance service team member, midwife, allied health professional, mental health professional, healthcare support worker, medical associate, pharmacist, and nursing or medical student working in a hospital setting
2. Aged 18 years or older
3. Willing and able to provide informed consent
4. PTSD or major depression as their primary disorder
4.1. Score 20 or above on PCL-5 (PTSD)
4.2. Score 10 or above on PHQ-9 (Depression)
4.3. Diagnosed with PTSD or major depression on the SCID-5
5. Healthcare staff who are willing to be randomised
6. If taking psychotropic medication, the dose must be stable for at least 1 month before randomisation and remain stable throughout the trial
7. If currently receiving psychological therapy, this treatment must have ended before randomisation
8. Their current reexperiencing symptoms are linked to 1–3 discrete traumatic events
Original inclusion criteria:
1. Patient-facing health or social care worker – professions include: nurse, doctor, paramedic, ambulance service team member, midwife, allied health professional, mental health professional, healthcare support worker, medical associate, pharmacist, and nursing or medical student working in a hospital setting
2. Aged 18 years or older
3. PTSD or major depression as their primary disorder
3.1. Score 20 or above on PCL-5 (PTSD)
3.2. Score 10 or above on PHQ-9 (Depression)
3.3. Diagnosed with PTSD or major depression on the SCID-5
4. Healthcare staff who are willing to be randomised
6. Healthcare staff who are willing to remain on a stable dose of psychotropic medication for a mental health disorder if they are currently taking medication for it
7. Healthcare staff who are willing to not receive any other mental health treatment whilst in the RCT
Current exclusion criteria as of 05/04/2024:
1. Health and social care staff who do not have patient-facing roles e.g., administrators, lab technicians, receptionists, and maintenance workers.
2. Health and social care staff who do not meet DSM-5 criteria for PTSD and/or major depression
3. Health and social care staff who have a different primary disorder to PTSD or depression
4. Health and social care staff who present with imminent, persistent, clinically significant risk
5. Health and social care staff who request face-to-face treatment for PTSD or depression
6. Health and social care staff who would prefer a counselling approach or Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)
7. Health and social care staff unwilling to be randomised or to stay on a stable dose of their current medication for a mental illness or to refrain from seeking other mental health support during the trial
Previous exclusion criteria:
1. Healthcare staff who do not have patient-facing roles e.g., administrators, lab technicians, receptionists, and maintenance workers.
2. Healthcare staff who do not meet DSM-5 criteria for PTSD and/or major depression
3. Healthcare staff who have a different primary disorder to PTSD or depression
4. Healthcare staff who present with imminent, persistent, clinically significant risk
5. Healthcare staff who request face-to-face treatment for PTSD or depression
6. Healthcare staff who would prefer a counselling approach or Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)
7. Healthcare staff unwilling to be randomised or to stay on a stable dose of their current medication for a mental illness or to refrain from seeking other mental health support during the trial
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method PTSD and major depressive disorder diagnoses measured using the DSM-5 SCID-5 clinician-administered assessment at 8 weeks post-intervention/post-waitlist
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method