Not applicable Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
1. Trauma booklet
2. Cognitive behavioural treatment (CBT) including the trauma booklet.
3. Wait list
The booklet and CBT will be given at 3 months after the accident.
Sponsors
NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Possible subjects will be identified at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and the Northampton General Hospital. Patients will be contacted within 2 months of their road traffic accident and asked to fill out the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Diagnostic Scale (PTSD, Foa 1996) to assess PTSD. Subjects will be eligible if they suffer from PTSD at 2 months after the accident and have a minimum severity of symptoms of 20 on the post-traumatic stress diagnostic scale (PDS). This cut-off was chosen based on RM's prospective study. Patients meeting this criterion have a low probability of spontaneous remission (<30%). Approximately 14% of the patients contacted will meet this criterion.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Include brain damage, spinal cord injuries, chronic major psychiatric disorder (schizophrenia, manic-depressive disorder, alcohol or drug dependence) or severe current psychiatric problems which are thought to require immediate intervention
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Structured interviews and self-reports for the assessment of PTSD symptoms developed by Foa and colleagues 2. Beck depression Inventory 3. Beck anxiety Inventory 4. Measures of travel anxiety and avoidance developed in previous Oxford research 5. We will also report medical consultation and effects on quality of everyday activities | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed