Towards a better trauma treatment for older adults: From comparative research to actual implementation.

Towards a better trauma treatment for older adults: From comparative research to actual implementation. - NET WITH OLDER ADULTS

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON39655

Enrollment

Registered

2013-03-20

Start date

2013-04-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Psychotrauma

Interventions

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Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients of Foundation Centrum '45 and Sinai Centre, older than 55 years of age, with a DSM-IV classification of (full or subthreshold) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and a treatment indication of individual outpatient trauma focused Psychotherapy, without the need for assistance of interpreters

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Substance dependence Remittance of substance dependence should be at least 3 months; Psychotic disorder Current manic or bipolar disorder Severe depressive disorder (with suicidal or psychotic symptoms) Cognitive impairments or cognitive disorder;

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary research variables: Symptoms and severity of PTSD: Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS) + Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ-16)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Symptoms and severity of depression: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II); Quality of life: WHO Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL-Bref); Self-efficacy: Self Efficacy Scale (SES); Attribution of meaning: Meaning of War Scale ( MoWS); Anger and aggression: State-trait Anger Scale (STAS); Syndromes of pathology: Brief Syndrome Inventory (BSI-53); Qualitative results of short interview (attribution of meaning, treatment process)	—

Measure

Time frame

Symptoms and severity of depression: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II); Quality of life: WHO Quality of Life Assessment (WHOQOL-Bref); Self-efficacy: Self Efficacy Scale (SES); Attribution of meaning: Meaning of War Scale ( MoWS); Anger and aggression: State-trait Anger Scale (STAS); Syndromes of pathology: Brief Syndrome Inventory (BSI-53); Qualitative results of short interview (attribution of meaning, treatment process)

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)