A study of trauma-focused online guided self help versus trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Post-traumatic stress disorder following a single traumatic event; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13697710
• Lead Sponsor: Cardiff University

Brief Summary

2018 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29580220 protocol 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35710124/ (added 17/06/2022) 2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37982902/ (added 21/11/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-12-21
• Study Completion: 2021-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 4 December 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 196

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 years or over
2. Screen positive for PTSD on the Traumatic Screening Questionnaire (TSQ) following a single traumatic event experienced at any age
3. Regular access to the internet in order to complete the modules and homework required by the Guided Self Help (GSH) programme
4. Provide informed consent
5. After a two week monitoring period, continue to meet Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-5) criteria for mild to moderate PTSD (less than 50 on the CAPS-5)
6. PTSD is the primary diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria

1. Inability to read and write fluently in English
2. Previous completion of a course of Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TFCBT) for PTSD
3. Currently engaged in a psychological therapy
4. Change in psychotropic medication in last four weeks
5. Psychosis
6. Substance dependence
7. Active suicide risk

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in PTSD symtoms Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM5 (CAPS-5) at 16 weeks.