Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
Conditions
Interventions
Participants in both VR exposure conditions receive at least 9 weekly treatment
sessions, including two preparatory treatment sessions, six VR exposure
sessions, and one concluding session. Based on
Sponsors
GGZ Drenthe (Assen)
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) PTSD diagnosis established by the Clinician-Administered PTSD scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) 2) age 18 years or older 3) sufficient mastery of the Dutch language to perform the assessments 4) be able to keep a stable dose of psychotropic medication between four weeks before entering the trial and until the first follow-up assessment, three months post treatment (F4).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) unable to walk for approximately one hour 2) a high acute risk of suicidality 3) hospitalized in the past three months due to severe psychiatric conditions (e.g., severe self-injury, acute florid psychotic symptoms or severe eating disorder 4) report high levels of acute dissociative amnesia (memory gaps) which might prevent them to store new, corrective information from the trauma-focused treatment session 5) severe substance use disorder which needs specialized treatment 6) uses substances and cannot adhere to the agreement of not being under the influence of addictive substances during treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome parameter is PTSD severity over time, measured with Clinical-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome parameters are trauma-related avoidance and general avoidance tendencies. Moreover, self-reported PTSD symptoms, depressive- and dissociative symptoms, treatment expectancy and engagement, and heart and respiration rate during VR exposure sessions will be measured. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed