Status:
COMPLETED
Firefighters Accessing Care for Trauma: A Clinical Case Series of Distance NET for PTSD/I Symptoms
Lead Sponsor:
IWK Health Centre
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
University of New Brunswick
Conditions:
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
19+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Repeated exposure to trauma is an unavoidable part of the job for firefighters. Because of this, many Canadian firefighters screen positive for posttraumatic stress disorder/injury (PTSD/I). Unfortuna...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants must meet the following criteria to be eligible to move on to Consent
- Be at least 19 years of age
- Be able to understand spoken and written English at a Grade 8 level
- Be employed, or have been employed, by the fire service or be current or past fire service volunteers.
- Fulfill the criteria of full or subclinical PTSD/I according to the PCL-5.
- Have access to a computer with Internet.
- Live in Atlantic Canada or Ontario.
- Consent to be audio- (for consent and interview) and video-recorded (for intervention sessions).
Exclusion
- Having a psychotropic medication change in the past three weeks.
- Are currently engaged in or have previously been engaged in exposure therapy for PTSD/I.
- Meet criteria for current mania or psychosis.
- Endorse suicidal ideation with plan or intent.
- Experience high levels of dissociation (as assessed by a score of \>18.5 on the Shutdown Dissociation Scale).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 29 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
19 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04386330
Start Date
June 29 2020
End Date
December 31 2021
Last Update
March 31 2022
Active Locations (1)
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University of New Brunswick
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, E3B5A3