Internet treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614001213639
• Lead Sponsor: St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-11-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 144

Inclusion Criteria

Self-identified as suffering from PTSD/experienced a major trauma
- Meet criteria for PTSD as determined by the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview Version 5.0.0 (MINI; Sheehan et al., 1998)
- Australian residential status
- At least 18 years of age
- Access to a computer, internet and printer
- If taking medication, must have been taking the same dose for at least 1 month and not intend to change that dose during the course of the program
- Prepared to provide name, phone number and address, and to provide the name and address of a local general practitioner
- Willing to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

- Does not meet PTSD diagnostic criteria
- Trauma occurrence within the past 4 weeks
- Currently participating in CBT or other treatment for trauma or PTSD
- Currently highly dissociative (indicated by score greater than or equal to 40 on the Dissociative Experiences Scale)
- Current or pending medicolegal proceedings associated with the reported trauma
- Applying for or receiving Workers Compensation associated with their trauma or PTSD
- Regularly using illicit drugs or regularly consuming more than three standard drinks per day
- Current regular use of benzodiazepines
- Currently experiencing a psychotic mental illness or bipolar disorder
- Severe symptoms of depression (defined as a total score of at least 22 or responding at least ‘2’ to Question 9 (suicidal ideation) on the Patient Health Questionnaire_9 Item (PHQ-9) will require risk assessment with the responsible clinician before being admitted into the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reductions in the PTSD Checklist - Civilian Version (PCL-C)[Baseline, before each lesson, 1 week post-treatment (week 11), 3 months after post-treatment (week 24), and 6 months after treatment (week 36).]