Status:

COMPLETED

RAC Pilot - The Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Brief Preventive Intervention Following Psychological Trauma

Lead Sponsor:

Medical College of Wisconsin

Conditions:

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The investigators proposed to compare a modified Prolonged Exposure intervention to treatment as usual within a hospitalized injured trauma survivor sample, to determine with this intervention could p...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All consecutive motor vehicle crash (MVC), industrial accident, and physical assault trauma survivors (i.e. victims of gunshot wounds, stab wounds), ages 18-75, to include both men and women, without evidence of serious cognitive impairment, admitted to the trauma surgery service at Froedtert Hospital beginning at the start of the funding period will be considered for recruitment.

Exclusion

  • Individuals who:
  • have evidence of moderate to severe cognitive impairment secondary to trauma-related head injury,
  • have self-inflicted injury,
  • are more than 2 weeks post-trauma,
  • do not meet the DSM-5 definition of a traumatic stressor for PTSD,
  • screen positive for a current substance abuse problem ((i.e. intoxication and memory loss upon arrival or a current substance use diagnosis),
  • are non-English speaking,
  • are not medically stable,
  • cannot identify a support person to attend a session with them
  • do not score a 2 or more on the 5-item PTSD subscale of the 9-item screen.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 8 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 17 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

74 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04026373

Start Date

March 8 2016

End Date

October 17 2018

Last Update

July 22 2019

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Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226