Pilot-Study DCPT for PTSD in Adolescents and Young Adults

Pilotstudie Developmentally Adapted Cognitive Processing Therapy für Jugendliche Und Junge Erwachsene Mit Posttraumatischer Belastungsstörung Nach Sexualisierter Und /Oder körperlicher Gewalt (Pilot DCPT)

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01870271

Acronym

Pilot-DCPT

Enrollment

Registered

2013-06-06

Start date

2012-11-30

Completion date

2015-10-31

Last updated

2016-05-24

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Conditions

PTSD

Keywords

PTSD, childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse, developmentally adapted cognitive processing therapy

Brief summary

The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the developmentally adapted cognitive processing therapy (D-CPT)in adolescents suffering from childhood abuse(CA)or physical abuse (PA) related PTSD. D-CPT's feasibility and efficacy will be examined in 20 adolescents suffering from CA or PA-related PTSD in a multicenter study (3 sites).Patients will be assessed prior to (t0), post (t1) and 6 weeks after treatment (t2). Assessments include Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), UCLA PTSD Index (UCLA), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A-DES), and Borderline Symptom List (BSL-23).

Detailed description

The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the developmentally adapted cognitive processing therapy (D-CPT)in adolescents suffering from childhood sexual abuse (CA) or childhood physical abuse (PA) related PTSD. D-CPT's feasibility and efficacy will be examined in 20 adolescents suffering from CA or PA-related PTSD in a multicenter study in Berlin, Frankfurt and Ingolstadt in Germany (3 sites).Patients will be assessed prior to (t0), post (t1) and 6 weeks after treatment (t2). Assessments include Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), UCLA PTSD Index (UCLA), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A-DES), and Borderline Symptom List (BSL-23).

Interventions

BEHAVIORALDevelopmentally adapted cognitive processing therapy

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

14 Years to 21 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* PTSD after CSA and/or CPA beyond the age of three (confirmed by a structured clinical interview, CAPS-CA, German Version IBS-KJ) * PTSD must be the primary diagnosis (most severe disorder according to SCID) * age 14 - 21 years * living in safe conditions * informed consent from parents/legal guardians (if under 18) and participant

Exclusion criteria

* current psychotic * substance related or organic mental disorder * acute suicidality, severe medical conditions * mental retardation * insufficient knowledge of German language.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Clinician-Administered PTSD-Scale for Children and Adolescents	t0=pretreatment (baseline), t1= change from baseline at post-treatment after 20 weeks t2= change from posttreatment at 6 weeks follow-up

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
UCLA PTSD Index (UCLA)	t0=pretreatment (baseline), t1= change from baseline at post-treatment after 20 weeks t2= change from posttreatment at 6 weeks follow-up
Beck Depression Inventory	t0=pretreatment (baseline), t1= change from baseline at post-treatment after 20 weeks t2= change from posttreatment at 6 weeks follow-up

Other

Measure	Time frame
Borderline Symptom List (BSL-23)	t0=pretreatment (baseline), t1= change from baseline at post-treatment after 20 weeks t2= change from posttreatment at 6 weeks follow-up

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026