Injury
Conditions
Keywords
posttraumatic stress disorder, children, injury, road traffic accident
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to study the effectiveness of an early psychological intervention 7-10 days after a road traffic accident on posttraumatic stress and behavior of children and adolescents
Detailed description
Within a randomized controlled design the effects of a brief psychological intervention (child, parents) after a road traffic accident shall be examined in a sample of 100 children and adolescents. After a baseline assessment 7-10 days after the accident participants are randomly assigned to an intervention or a control group. Both are re-assessed at 2 and 6 months after the accident by means of standardized questionnaires assessing posttraumatic stress symptoms, depression, and behavior.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEarly psychological intervention
Psychoeducation, trauma narrative, provision of coping skills
Sponsors
University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
7 Years to 16 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Age 7-16 y Command of German language Road traffic accident inpatient or outpatient treatment at the University Children's Hospital Zurich no pretraumatic developmental delay
Exclusion criteria
severe head injury No command of the German language Age below 7 y or above 16 y Other major systemic illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| CBCL | 10 days, 2 months, 6 months after intervention |
| DIKJ | 10 days, 2 months, 6 months after intervention |
| CAPS-CA | 10 days, 2 months, 6 months after intervention |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed