Prevention of vivid memories
Completed
- Conditions
- intrusionsvivid memories10002861
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON34053
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Utrecht
- Brief Summary
Trial ended prematurely
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 4
Inclusion Criteria
1) exposure to potentially traumatizing event according to the stressor A1 criterion of the diagnostic criteria for PTSD in DSM IV (i.e., involving actual or threatened death or serious injury, or threat to the physical integrity of self or others); and 2) the event happened no longer than 24 hours earlier.
Exclusion Criteria
1) not fully conscious; 2) physically unable of undergoing the intervention); 3) suicidal ideation; 4) meeting the criteria for any of the following DSM-IV diagnoses: psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, depression with psychotic features, or posttraumatic stress disorder.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>We expect to find a medium effect for Tetris (d=.5), compared to the control<br /><br>group for frequency of intrusions at 1 week after the aversive event. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Vividness and emotionality of intrusions will be measured immediately before<br /><br>the intervention, immediately after the intervention, 1 week after the event,<br /><br>and 6 weeks after deployment.<br /><br>PTSD symptom severity will be assessed using a self-report instrument at 1 week<br /><br>after the aversive event and 6 weeks after deployment. At 6 weeks after<br /><br>deployment, PTSD diagnosis and severity will be assessed using a structured<br /><br>clinical interview.</p><br>