Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) traumarelated complaints
Conditions
Interventions
TGP is a computer game comparable to Tetris, designed for smartphones or
tablets. TGP consists of a trauma selection screen, in which the participant
can choose an icon that matches the traumatic ev
while simultaneously retrieving the traumatic event from memory.
The intervention will be provided in addition to care as usual by
Slachtofferhulp Nederland (Department Amsterdam).
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Slachtofferhulp (study1): 1) exposure to an event according to the stressor A1 criterion of the DSM 5 (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) such as an assault, robbery, accident, etc. 2) the event happened no longer than five days earlier.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) are severely injured (i.e., physically unable of undergoing the intervention) 2) present with symptoms of severe psychiatric symptoms (psychotic disorders, bipolar disorder, depression with psychotic features, or suicidality) that need imminent specialized treatment 3) victims of rape or sexual assault will be excluded 4) having insufficient Dutch language skills to complete the questionnaires in Dutch.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Credibility and Expectancy Questionnaire (CEQ; Borkovec & Nau, 2000). - System Usability Scale (SUS; Brooke, 1996). - A self-designed questionnaire cointaining five questions regarding the experience using TraumaGameplay | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) distress, vividness and emotionality of the memory of the event. In addition, distress, vividness and emotionality of intrusions, and the difficulty of retrieving the images will be measured using VASs (e.g. Engelhard et al., 2011; Engelhard et al., 2010). For a detailed description of the administration of these VASs please see 5.1 Investigational intervention (page 17) of the researchprotocol. - Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R; Weiss & Marmar, 1997). - Experience of Intrusion Scale (Salters-Pedneault, Vine, Mills, Park, & Litz, 2009). | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed