Intensive PE for treatment-refractory PTSD patients

The effectiveness and feasibility of brief intensive exposure treatment for treatment-refractory complex PTSD patients: when regular trauma-focused treatment failed.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON28690

Enrollment

Registered

2016-06-13

Start date

2012-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Interventions

Brief intensive exposure treatment: 4 days (spread over two weeks), offered in three blocks of 90 minutes each day and four follow up appointments (90 minutes each).

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Age ≥ 18 years. (2) History of multiple interpersonal traumas. (3) Meeting full DSM-IV diagnostic criteria of PTSD established through the Clinical-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS). (4) Lack of treatment response during regular PTSD guideline treatment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Suicide attempt within 8 weeks prior to study entry. (2) Inability to speak and write Dutch. (3) Severe intellectual impairment (IQ≤ 70)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
PTSD symptom severity: - CAPS - PSS-SR	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Depressive symptoms: BDI-II - Dissociative symptoms: DES - Autonomy and social optimism: PUL - Trauma identification: ITSS - Schizotypy: O-LIFE	—

Contacts

Public ContactA. Minnen, van

GGZ Nijmegen Tarweweg 2

avminnen@ggznijmegen.nl.024-3837820

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)