Effects of Stabilizing and Guided Imagery Techniques among traumatized refugees in collective or municipal accommodations: A randomized controlled trial

Phase 2

• Conditions: F43.1; Post-traumatic stress disorder

• Registration Number: DRKS00022862
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Psychosomatik Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-08-24
• Study Completion: 2021-02-22
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

positive screening of a PTSD with the PC-PTSD-5
- able to understand German, English, French, Arabic, Farsi, Turkish, Serbian
- Owning a Tablet, PC or Smartphone for the audio-file

Exclusion Criteria

acute psychosis,
acute intoxication,
unable to give informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
For each of the groups there are three measuring points (T1, T2, Follow Up). The study duration per participant is approximately two and a half months. <br><br>The primary outcome is the change in trauma symptoms. The trauma symptoms should be significantly reduced in the intervention group compared to the control group from T1 to T2 and from T1 to Follow Up .

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes are depression and anxiety symptoms, as well as distress level and affective state. <br> <br>Depression and anxiety symptoms as well as distress levels should be significantly reduced in the intervention group compared to the control group over the measurement period. <br><br>The affective state in the intervention group should improve significantly compared to the control group over the measurement period.