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The effectiveness of trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy in adolescents with complex post-traumatic stress disorder.

The effectiveness of trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy(TF-CBT) on adolescents' psychological and cognitive structures with complex post-traumatic stress disorder(CPTSD).

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20201009048974N4
Enrollment
32
Registered
2022-05-07
Start date
2022-10-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-05-30

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Conditions

Complex post-traumatic stress disorder. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: For the experimental group, trauma-focused cognitive therapy is conducted according to the protocol of Cohen et al. Their treatment routine is 12 sessions of 45 min

Sponsors

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Minimum age 12 and maximum 18 years. To obtain the desired score in the International Trauma Questionnaire (to diagnose CPTSD, in addition to getting the required score in PTSD clusters, the person must have a score equal to or higher than 10 in the DSO cluster for items AD5-AD1 or a score similar to AD6-AD9 or Above 10, score NSC equal to or higher than eight and score DR points equal to or higher than 6). Not having adolescents with mental disorders requiring immediate treatment such as substance abuse and psychotic disorders based on clinical interview. Lack of intense thinking about self-harm or suicide. Not participating in psychological interventions during the last year (not participating in at least five psychotherapy sessions). Willingness to participate in research. Do not use psychiatric drugs.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Two consecutive absences in the process of meetings. Thinking about suicide during the research Adolescents suffer from mental disorders requiring immediate treatment, such as substance and alcohol use disorders and psychotic disorders during the study Simultaneous participation in another psychotherapy program.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Self-harm. Timepoint: Beginning of the study (before the intervention) -6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Sanson et al. Self -harm Questionnaire (SHI).;Difficulty regulating excitement. Timepoint: Beginning of the study (before the intervention) -6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Gretz and Roemer Emotion Difficulty Questionnaire (DERS).;Bode Image. Timepoint: Beginning of the study (before the intervention) -6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Littleton.Body Image Fear Questionnaire (BICI).;Trauma-related memory quality. Timepoint: Beginning of the study (before the intervention) -6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Meiser-Stedman. Trauma Memory Quality Questionnaire (TMQQ).;Dissociative experiences. Timepoint: Beginning of the study (before the intervention) -6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Bernstein and Carlson. Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES-II).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Bakhtiari

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

dr.m.bakhtiari@gmail.com+98 21 2303 1548

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026