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ID
Source
Health condition
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
PTSD symptom severity:
- CAPS
- PSS-SR
Secondary outcome
- Depressive symptoms: BDI-II
- Dissociative symptoms: DES
- Autonomy and social optimism: PUL
- Trauma identification: ITSS
- Schizotypy: O-LIFE
Background summary
The present study aims to examine the effectiveness and feasibility of an outpatient brief intensive exposure treatment for treatment-refractory complex PTSD patients. The new treatment program makes use of proven effective therapy techniques in processing the trauma and decreasing PTSD symptoms, whereas the delivery of the treatment is using a new format: 4 days (spread over two weeks).
Country of Recruitment: The Netherlands
Study objective
The present study aims at the improvement of the treatment of adults with treatment-refractory PTSD with an open clinical study examining the effectiveness and feasibility of a brief intensive exposure treatment.
Study design
All measures:
- before treatment (baseline: A0);
- seven weeks after baseline (post
treatment: A1);
- 18 weeks after baseline (follow up 1: A2);
- and 30 weeks after baseline (follow up 2:
A3).
PSS-SR:
- time points as defined above;
- as well as in week 3,4,5 and 6 (before follow up appointments).
Intervention
Brief intensive exposure treatment:
4 days (spread over two weeks), offered in three blocks of 90 minutes each day and four follow up appointments (90 minutes each).
Tarweweg 2
A. Minnen, van
Nijmegen 6534 AM
The Netherlands
024-3837820
avminnen@ggznijmegen.nl.
Tarweweg 2
A. Minnen, van
Nijmegen 6534 AM
The Netherlands
024-3837820
avminnen@ggznijmegen.nl.
Inclusion criteria
(1) Age ≥ 18 years.
(2) History of multiple interpersonal traumas.
(3) Meeting full DSM-IV diagnostic criteria of PTSD established through the Clinical-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS).
(4) Lack of treatment response during regular PTSD guideline treatment.
Exclusion criteria
(1) Suicide attempt within 8 weeks prior to study entry.
(2) Inability to speak and write Dutch.
(3) Severe intellectual impairment (IQ≤ 70)
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL5576 |
| NTR-old | NTR5931 |
| Other | Innovatiefonds Zorgverzekeraars : 2335 |