Trial Outcomes & Findings for Prevention of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder by Telephone Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (NCT NCT00889005)

NCT ID: NCT00889005

Last Updated: 2018-11-01

Results Overview

Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM IV (CAPS IV) Score range 0-136 points Score above 40 indicate probable PTSD PTSD diagnosis inferred using DSM IV diagnostic criteria

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

139 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Up to ten months

Results posted on

2018-11-01

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Five sessions of trauma-focused, telephone based cognitive behavioral therapy, followed by assessment and referral to clinical treatment if needed. Telephone Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Five biweekly sessions of telephone based, trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy with homework assignment
Waitlist Control Group
Five weeks without active intervention, followed by assessment and referral to clinical treatment if needed.
Overall Study
STARTED
65
74
Overall Study
COMPLETED
57
72
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
8
2

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Five sessions of trauma-focused, telephone based cognitive behavioral therapy, followed by assessment and referral to clinical treatment if needed. Telephone Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Five biweekly sessions of telephone based, trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy with homework assignment
Waitlist Control Group
Five weeks without active intervention, followed by assessment and referral to clinical treatment if needed.
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
4
2
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
4
0

Baseline Characteristics

Prevention of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder by Telephone Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
n=65 Participants
Five sessions of trauma-focused, telephone based cognitive behavioral therapy, followed by assessment and referral to clinical treatment if needed. Telephone Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Five biweekly sessions of telephone based, trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy with homework assignment
Waitlist Control Group
n=74 Participants
Five weeks without active intervention, followed by assessment and referral to clinical treatment if needed.
Total
n=139 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
37.83 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.2 • n=5 Participants
37.95 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.71 • n=7 Participants
37.89 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.4 • n=5 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Female
35 participants
n=5 Participants
42 participants
n=7 Participants
77 participants
n=5 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Male
30 participants
n=5 Participants
32 participants
n=7 Participants
62 participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
65 Participants
n=5 Participants
74 Participants
n=7 Participants
139 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Israel
65 participants
n=5 Participants
74 participants
n=7 Participants
139 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to ten months

Population: Survivors of traumatic event with Acute PTSD symptoms one month after trauma exposure

Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for DSM IV (CAPS IV) Score range 0-136 points Score above 40 indicate probable PTSD PTSD diagnosis inferred using DSM IV diagnostic criteria

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
n=56 Participants
Five sessions of trauma-focused, telephone based cognitive behavioral therapy, followed by assessment and referral to clinical treatment if needed. Telephone Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Five biweekly sessions of telephone based, trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy with homework assignment
Waitlist Control Group
n=73 Participants
Five weeks without active intervention, followed by assessment and referral to clinical treatment if needed.
Severity of PTSD Symptoms
43.4 CAPS total Score at treatment end
Interval 33.9 to 45.8
43.9 CAPS total Score at treatment end
Interval 41.3 to 51.6

Adverse Events

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Waitlist Control Group

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Arieh Y. Shalev, M.D.

New York Langone Medical Center Department of Psychiatry

Phone: 6467544782

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place