The biological stress-system in sexually assaulted female adolescents with PTSD and its response to cognitive behavior therapy

The biological stress-system in sexually assaulted female adolescents with PTSD and its response to cognitive behavior therapy - Biological stress-system in sexually assaulted girls with PTSD

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON31810

Enrollment

200

Registered

2008-02-26

Start date

2008-04-29

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder responses on sexual assault

Interventions

At the Psychotrauma Center for Children and Youth in Utrecht (UMC Utrecht), a CBT protocol has been developed for sexually assaulted adolescents with PTSD and their parents, named STEPS. Details of

Eligibility

Age

12 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Involvement in sexual assault on one occasion with one or more persons, > 1 month post-assault, ages 13-18, PTSD and IQ >85.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria include a history of child abuse and/or previous sexual assault, psychotic or organic mental disorder, schizofrenia, alcohol or drugs addiction.

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
other trauma-related symptoms such as depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, sexual concerns, cognitive and concentration problems, somatic complaints, agressive behaviour and dissociative complaints.	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
biological parameters: cortisol, DHEA(S), sAA PTSD symptoms	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)