Dialectical Cognitive Traumatherapy (DCT) on Patients With Severe PTSD Following Sexual Abuse

NCT ID: NCT00481000

Last Updated: 2010-04-21

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

64 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-04-30

Study Completion Date

2010-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether Dialectical Cognitive Traumatherapy is effective in the treatment of severe and chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following childhood sexual abuse.

Detailed Description

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Most studies on psychological treatments for PTSD exclude patients with severe, co-occurring psychopathology. We designed a new treatment (Dialectical Cognitive Trauma Therapy, or DCT) specifically to treat these patients. DCT includes elements of emotion regulation, mindfulness exercises, cognitive and exposure treatment, as well as new elements. This randomized controlled study evaluates the effect of inpatient DCT on these patients.

Conditions

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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1

Waitlist; Treatment as usual

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

Dialectical Cognitive Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Combination with Traumafocused CBT

Interventions

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Dialectical Cognitive Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Combination with Traumafocused CBT

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Female
* Minimum age of 17
* Childhood sexual abuse
* Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (criteria of SCID)
* At least one of the following diagnoses: Anorexia Nervosa, or Bulimia Nervosa, or substance abuse, or substance dependence, or major depression or at least 4 out of 9 criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder

Exclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of schizophrenia
* Mental retardation
* Body Mass Index lower than 16.5
* Acute delirium
* Perilous selfharming behaviour during the last 4 month
* Suicide attempt with the distinct intention to die during the last 4 month
* Unstability (e.g. homelessness, acute victimisation by offender)
* Pretreatment by DCT
Minimum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Central Institute of Mental Health, Psychosomatic Clinic

Principal Investigators

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Regina Steil, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Central Institute of Mental Health

Martin Bohus, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Central Institute of Mental Health

Anne S Dyer, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Institute of Mental Health

Locations

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Central Institute of Mental Health

Mannheim, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Storebo OJ, Stoffers-Winterling JM, Vollm BA, Kongerslev MT, Mattivi JT, Jorgensen MS, Faltinsen E, Todorovac A, Sales CP, Callesen HE, Lieb K, Simonsen E. Psychological therapies for people with borderline personality disorder. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 May 4;5(5):CD012955. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012955.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32368793 (View on PubMed)

Gorg N, Priebe K, Bohnke JR, Steil R, Dyer AS, Kleindienst N. Trauma-related emotions and radical acceptance in dialectical behavior therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder after childhood sexual abuse. Borderline Personal Disord Emot Dysregul. 2017 Jul 13;4:15. doi: 10.1186/s40479-017-0065-5. eCollection 2017.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28717512 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PASA-0230

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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