Brief Internet Based Treatment for PTSD

Not Applicable

• Conditions: PTSD
• Interventions: Other: CBT delivered via Internet

• Registration Number: NCT01760213
• Lead Sponsor: Hadassah Medical Organization

Brief Summary

The goal of the project is to overcome some of the common barriers to treatment amongst recent survivors of traumatic events, by combining the world of evidence-based intervention with that of modern Internet technology. Specifically, it aims to test the feasibility and effectiveness of an Internet delivery of early-intervention trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for preventing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Over the course of the study the following objectives will be achieved:

1. The development of an Internet-based Virtual Reality intervention for preventing PTSD among patients who have recently experienced a traumatic event.

2. The evaluation of the feasibility of administering this intervention, and

3. The evaluation of the efficacy of this Internet based intervention in the prevention of PTSD in recent trauma survivors.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2012-12
• Study First Submitted: 2012-12-12
• Study Start: 2013-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-01-03
• Study First Posted: 2013-01-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-05-22
• Last Update Posted: 2013-05-23
• Primary Completion: 2015-01
• Study Completion: 2015-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 900

Inclusion Criteria

• Exposed to a traumatic event that meets DSM Criteria (objectively could cause physical injury;
• Subjectively involves helplessness or fear);
• Aged over 18; Aged under 65;
• Hebrew speaking; Suffering from PTSD (without the time criteria i.e. less than one month of symptoms);
• Able to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Suffering from, or have suffered from in the past, bipolar disorder;
• Suffering from, or have suffered from in the past, psychotic disorder;
• Suffering from, or have suffered from in the past, substance abuse;
• Suffering from PTSD;
• Suffering from another Axis I anxiety disorder that requires immediate treatment;
• Currently presents as a suicide risk, requiring hospitalization.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Treatment	CBT delivered via Internet	intervention delivered via internet

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Levels of PTSD symptoms	12 months after end of treatment	the main outcome measure will be PTSD symptoms as measured by the CAPS.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hadassah medical organization; 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel