Hospital-Based Early Intervention for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Not Applicable

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

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000355572
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of New South Wales

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-04-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

Adults survivors of traumatic injury who are admitted to hospital following injury and report at least moderate distress (as measured on the Acute Stress Disorder Scale)

Exclusion Criteria

(a) current substance dependence, (b) inadequate comprehension of English, (c) suicidal intent, (d) psychosis, (e) concurrent psychotropic medication, (f) concurrent psychotherapy, or (g) existence of moderate or severe traumatic brain injury.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Posttraumatic stress disorder, as measured by the Posttraumatic Stress Scale.[Timepoint: Pretreatment, posttreatment, 3, Month Follow-up, 6-Month Follow-up]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression, as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale[Timepoint: Pretreatment, posttreatment, 3, Month Follow-up, 6-Month Follow-up]