Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Behavioral Problems in Children After Road Traffic Accidents: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Injury
- Registration Number
- NCT00296842
- Lead Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to study the effectiveness of an early psychological intervention 7-10 days after a road traffic accident on posttraumatic stress and behavior of children and adolescents
- Detailed Description
Within a randomized controlled design the effects of a brief psychological intervention (child, parents) after a road traffic accident shall be examined in a sample of 100 children and adolescents. After a baseline assessment 7-10 days after the accident participants are randomly assigned to an intervention or a control group. Both are re-assessed at 2 and 6 months after the accident by means of standardized questionnaires assessing posttraumatic stress symptoms, depression, and behavior.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 99
Age 7-16 y Command of German language Road traffic accident inpatient or outpatient treatment at the University Children's Hospital Zurich no pretraumatic developmental delay
severe head injury No command of the German language Age below 7 y or above 16 y Other major systemic illness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method CAPS-CA 10 days, 2 months, 6 months after intervention CBCL 10 days, 2 months, 6 months after intervention DIKJ 10 days, 2 months, 6 months after intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University Children's Hospital, Psychosomatic and Psychiatry
🇨ðŸ‡Zurich, Switzerland