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Complex trauma psychoeducational intervention for female offenders

The effectiveness of a Stage 1 psychoeducational intervention versus waiting list to stabilise complex interpersonal trauma symptomatology in female offenders

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN35772940
Enrollment
92
Registered
2014-01-15
Start date
2014-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-04-26

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Conditions

Interpersonal trauma Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Participants will be randomly allocated to either a treatment group (Survive & Thrive: Psychoeducational material for complex and interpersonal trauma) or a waiting list intent-to-treat group.

Sponsors

Edinburgh Napier University (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Being willing to participate voluntarily and to give written consent 2. Having experienced childhood or adulthood negative life events 3. Aged 18?70 years old 4. Being able to cope with the demands of the interviews

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unwilling to participate or unwilling to give written consent 2. Unable to cope with the demands of the interview because of mental or physical illness

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Behavioural Assessment Checklist measured at weeks 0, 5, 9 and 17

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale (DERS; Gratz & Roemer, 2004). 2. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist Civilian Version (PCL-C: Blanchard et al., 1996) 3. The Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES II; Carlson & Putnam, 1993) 4. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS: Zigmond and Snaith, 1983) Measured pre and post intervention, and at 1 month and 3 months follow-up.

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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