Post-traumatic stress disorder
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universiteit Utrecht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Veteran Diagnosed with PTSD Minimum of 18 years old Therapy resistant, which is defined as "persisting PTSD diagnosis and lack of improvement in PTSD symptom severity following a full course of individual trauma-focused therapy or repeated failed trials of individual trauma-focused therapy and treatment duration of at least 6 months."
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participates in other forms of therapy Is in a medical insurance procedure against the Ministry of Defence Has shown aggression towards other people and/or animals Is diagnosed with psychosis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The objective welfare parameters are the primary study parameters of this feasibility study. The following welfare parameters will be measured every week in veterans and horses; • Heart rate variability • Salivary cortisol • Salivary oxytocin • Stress related behaviour | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secundary study parameters of this feasibility study are the following 16 PTSD symptoms that will be measured using questionnaires; • Change in cognition and mood • Change in feeling bad about yourself • Change in feeling guilty • Change in not being able to trust anybody • Change in feeling that the world in dangerous • Change in feeling that the nerve system is destroyed forever • Participation and interest in activities • Collaboration with other people • Feeling positive • Experiencing satisfaction • Experiencing happiness • Finding a purpose / meaning in life • Having a prospect for the future • Sleep disturbances and insomnia • Flashbacks / nightmares • Stress levels | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed