Can a simple task help reduce intrusive memories in patients suffering from intrusions after traumatic events?

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Patients suffering from intrusive memories after traumatic experiences
Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Registration Number: ISRCTN52555566

Lead Sponsor: WL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 52

Inclusion Criteria

Current inclusion criteria as of 11/03/2022:

1. Age 18+ years
2. Have experienced at least 1 traumatic event (fulfilling criterion A for PTSD diagnosis according to DSM-5) which happened at least 2 months ago
3. Suffer from intrusive memories that relate to the traumatic event named in 2. Those intrusions should have occurred at least five times a week for the past 2 weeks
4. Sufficient knowledge of the German language
(These were changed before the first participant was recruited.)

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Previous inclusion criteria:

1. Age 18+ years
2. Have experienced at least 1 traumatic event (fulfilling criterion A for PTSD diagnosis according to DSM-5)
3. Suffer from intrusive memories that relate to the traumatic event named in 2. Those intrusions should have occurred at least five times a week for the past 2 weeks
4. Sufficient knowledge of the German language

Exclusion Criteria

Current exclusion criteria as of 11/03/2022:

1. Acute suicidal tendency
2. Severe self-harming behavior, requiring medical care within last 6 months
3. Substance abuse (excluding nicotine) within last 6 months
4. Psychotic symptoms within last 6 months
5. Ongoing trauma therapy (i.e. specific trauma exposure techniques)
(These were changed before the first participant was recruited.)

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Previous exclusion criteria:

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Frequency of intrusions per week , assessed by patients via an intrusion diary continuously for each week of the 4-week study duration; main focus is on the specific effect on the frequency of intrusions in the two weeks following the intervention. Additonally, retrospectively estimated frequency of intrusions will be assessed in a 6-month telephone follow-up.

Secondary Outcome Measures