Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Behavioral Problems in Children After Road Traffic Accidents: a Randomized Controlled Trial

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

99 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-11-30

Study Completion Date

2008-02-29

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to study the effectiveness of an early psychological intervention 7-10 days after a road traffic accident on posttraumatic stress and behavior of children and adolescents

Detailed Description

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Within a randomized controlled design the effects of a brief psychological intervention (child, parents) after a road traffic accident shall be examined in a sample of 100 children and adolescents. After a baseline assessment 7-10 days after the accident participants are randomly assigned to an intervention or a control group. Both are re-assessed at 2 and 6 months after the accident by means of standardized questionnaires assessing posttraumatic stress symptoms, depression, and behavior.

Conditions

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Injury

Keywords

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posttraumatic stress disorder children injury road traffic accident

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Interventions

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Early psychological intervention

Psychoeducation, trauma narrative, provision of coping skills

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Age 7-16 y Command of German language Road traffic accident inpatient or outpatient treatment at the University Children's Hospital Zurich no pretraumatic developmental delay

Exclusion Criteria

severe head injury No command of the German language Age below 7 y or above 16 y Other major systemic illness

Minimum Eligible Age

7 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Markus A Landolt, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University Children's Hospital

Locations

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University Children's Hospital, Psychosomatic and Psychiatry

Zurich, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

References

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Zehnder D, Meuli M, Landolt MA. Effectiveness of a single-session early psychological intervention for children after road traffic accidents: a randomised controlled trial. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2010 Feb 8;4:7. doi: 10.1186/1753-2000-4-7.

Reference Type RESULT

PMID: 20181120 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PICARTA-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id