Ongoing Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After Traumatic Injury

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Posttraumatic stress disorder; Mental Health - Anxiety; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000438550
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-05-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Adults survivors of traumatic injury who are admitted to hospital following injury

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients with a moderate to severe traumatic brain injury as defined by
a.A GCS score < 12 – as per the Emergency Department (ED) assessment
b.Ongoing Post Traumatic Amnesia (PTA) testing > 72 hours
c.NOTE: Refer to MTBI decision making tree (appendix) if there are other reasons for altered GCS or PTA score (e.g., intubation of patient)
2.Patients unable to understand the study procedures, consent, or willingly participate in the study protocol
3.Patients with moderate dementia or severe cognitive impairment
4.Patients with severe suicidal ideation (i.e., if the injury was the result of a suicide attempt, as defined by the electronic medical records at Royal North Shore Hospital).
5.Patients with psychosis (as defined by the electronic medical records at Royal North Shore Hospital).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Posttraumatic stress disorder as measured by the Posttraumatic Stress<br>Scale.<br>[Posttreatment (Hospital Assessment), 1 month follow up, 3 month follow up, 9 month follow up. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety, as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. [Posttreatment (Hospital Assessment), 1 month follow up, 3 month follow up, 9 month follow up. ];Disability, as measured by the World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS)[The time points at which WHODAS is assessed is the Posttreatment (Hospital Assessment), 1 month follow-up, 3 month follow-up, 9 month follow up. ];Depression, as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)[The HADS will be measured as part of the Posttreatment (Hospital Assessment), 1-month month follow-up, 3 month follow-up, 9 month follow-up. ]