Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
PTSD, written exposure therapy
Brief summary
To investigate if written exposure therapy is feasible for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder
Detailed description
A non-inferiority trial in JAMA Psychiatry showed that written exposure therapy (WET) was non-inferior to a gold standard CBT treatment. In comparison to other trauma-focused CBT protocols, WET generally demands less therapist-time, and specifically, less than half compared to CBT that consists of 12 weekly sessions á 60 minutes. The aim of this study is to translate and replicate these results in a Swedish context. This first step is a small feasibility trial which will guide a subsequent large-scale trial.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALWET
The manual is based on established CBT interventions in trauma such as exposure. In short, the treatment is that the participant should be able to approach their intrusive memories and by doing this repeatedly, the memory will give rise to less discomfort.
Sponsors
Karolinska Institutet
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Within-group design. Repeated measurements
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Meet criteria for PTSD. * If taking psychotropic medication, then the dose must be stable for at least 4 weeks prior to study entry. * ≥ 18 years * Situated in Sweden * Be able to express themselves in Swedish, both in verbally and written form. * Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Other serious comorbidity as primary concern (ongoing substance dependence, untreated bipolar disorder, psychotic symptoms, severe depression, borderline personality disorder, high suicidal risk according to the MINI) * Ongoing CBT for trauma * Ongoing trauma-related threat (e.g. living with a violent spouse)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) | Time Frame: Baseline, week 5 and follow-up at 6 months | Change in symptoms of post traumatic stress from baseline to post treatment and follow up (6 months). The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) is a 20-item self-report measure that assesses the presence and severity of PTSD symptoms. All items are scored on a 0-4 scale. Higher score indicate worse severity |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale - Self-report (MADRS-S) | Time Frame: Baseline, week 5 and follow-up at 6 months | Change in depressive symptoms from baseline to post treatment and follow up (6 months). The Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale - Self-report (MADRS-S) is a 9 item self-report measure that assesses the presence and severity of depressive symptoms. All items are scored on a 0-6 scale. Higher score indicate worse severity. |
| Euroqol, EQ-5D | Time Frame: Baseline, week 5 and follow-up at 6 months | Change in overall health from baseline to post treatment and follow up (6 months). EQ-5D is a standardised self-report measure of overall health status measured in terms of five dimensions; mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. Mobility dimension asks about the person's walking ability. Self-care dimension asks about the ability to wash or dress by oneself, and usual activities dimension measures performance in work, study, housework, family or leisure activities. In pain/discomfort dimension, it asks how much pain or discomfort they have, and in anxiety/depression dimension, it asks how anxious or depressed they are. The respondents self-rate their level of severity for each dimension using a three-level scale: 1 having no problems, 2 having some problems and 3 having extreme problems. A higher score indicate worse severity. |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed