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SHIELD – Swift Hydrocortisone Intervention after trauma exposure

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTIS
Registry ID
CTIS2025-523350-13-02
Enrollment
196
Registered
2026-03-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-17

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Conditions

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Brief summary

PTSD symptom severity at 3 months (T4) after the intervention, measured with the CAPS-5 score.

Detailed description

Status of PTSD diagnosis at 3 months (T4) after the intervention, measured with the CAPS-5., Self-reported PTSD symptom severity at 2 weeks (T1), 1 month (T2), 6 weeks (T3), 3 months (T4), 6 months (T5) and 12 months (T6) after the intervention, measured with the PCL-5., Scores on the questionnaires assessing other outcomes (IDS-SR, EQ-5D-5L, AUDIT, ISI) and SAEs at T1 to T6., Demographic data, scores on questionnaires (CTQ, LEC-5), wearable measuring heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV), intrusion and sleep diary, saliva sample collected at intake, self-composed questionnaires., Results of qualitative interviews with 20 participants of the trial

Interventions

DRUGHydrocortison Hualan 10 mg
DRUGtabletten
DRUGPlacebo pills will be matched in appearance and over-encapsulated with the same capsule as the test medication.

Sponsors

Amsterdam UMC Stichting
Lead SponsorOTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 64 Years

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
PTSD symptom severity at 3 months (T4) after the intervention, measured with the CAPS-5 score.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Status of PTSD diagnosis at 3 months (T4) after the intervention, measured with the CAPS-5., Self-reported PTSD symptom severity at 2 weeks (T1), 1 month (T2), 6 weeks (T3), 3 months (T4), 6 months (T5) and 12 months (T6) after the intervention, measured with the PCL-5., Scores on the questionnaires assessing other outcomes (IDS-SR, EQ-5D-5L, AUDIT, ISI) and SAEs at T1 to T6., Demographic data, scores on questionnaires (CTQ, LEC-5), wearable measuring heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV), intrusion and sleep diary, saliva sample collected at intake, self-composed questionnaires., Results of qualitative interviews with 20 participants of the trial

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTIS · Data processed: Mar 18, 2026