Patients suffering from intrusive memories after traumatic experiences Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Patients receive randomized either the experimental intervention (1.) or the control intervention (2.) at T1 (T0 + 2 weeks):
1. Reactivation of a trauma-related memory by writing down the memory of a
Sponsors
LWL-Universitätsklinikum Bochum
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 11/03/2022: 1. Age 18+ years 2. Have experienced at least 1 traumatic event (fulfilling criterion A for PTSD diagnosis according to DSM-5) which happened at least 2 months ago 3. Suffer from intrusive memories that relate to the traumatic event named in 2. Those intrusions should have occurred at least five times a week for the past 2 weeks 4. Sufficient knowledge of the German language (These were changed before the first participant was recruited.) _____ Previous inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18+ years 2. Have experienced at least 1 traumatic event (fulfilling criterion A for PTSD diagnosis according to DSM-5) 3. Suffer from intrusive memories that relate to the traumatic event named in 2. Those intrusions should have occurred at least five times a week for the past 2 weeks 4. Sufficient knowledge of the German language
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Current exclusion criteria as of 11/03/2022: 1. Acute suicidal tendency 2. Severe self-harming behavior, requiring medical care within last 6 months 3. Substance abuse (excluding nicotine) within last 6 months 4. Psychotic symptoms within last 6 months 5. Ongoing trauma therapy (i.e. specific trauma exposure techniques) (These were changed before the first participant was recruited.) _____ Previous exclusion criteria: 1. Acute suicidal tendency 2. Severe self-harming behavior, requiring medical care within last 6 months 3. Substance abuse (excluding nicotine) within last 6 months 4. Psychotic symptoms within last 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Frequency of intrusions per week , assessed by patients via an intrusion diary continuously for each week of the 4-week study duration; main focus is on the specific effect on the frequency of intrusions in the two weeks following the intervention. Additonally, retrospectively estimated frequency of intrusions will be assessed in a 6-month telephone follow-up. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of PTSD-related symptoms, assessed via PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) at T0 and T2. | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed