Pilot-Study DCPT for PTSD in Adolescents and Young Adults

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

12 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-11-30

Study Completion Date

2015-10-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the developmentally adapted cognitive processing therapy (D-CPT)in adolescents suffering from childhood abuse(CA)or physical abuse (PA) related PTSD. D-CPT's feasibility and efficacy will be examined in 20 adolescents suffering from CA or PA-related PTSD in a multicenter study (3 sites).Patients will be assessed prior to (t0), post (t1) and 6 weeks after treatment (t2). Assessments include Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), UCLA PTSD Index (UCLA), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A-DES), and Borderline Symptom List (BSL-23).

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Detailed Description

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The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the developmentally adapted cognitive processing therapy (D-CPT)in adolescents suffering from childhood sexual abuse (CA) or childhood physical abuse (PA) related PTSD. D-CPT's feasibility and efficacy will be examined in 20 adolescents suffering from CA or PA-related PTSD in a multicenter study in Berlin, Frankfurt and Ingolstadt in Germany (3 sites).Patients will be assessed prior to (t0), post (t1) and 6 weeks after treatment (t2). Assessments include Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), UCLA PTSD Index (UCLA), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A-DES), and Borderline Symptom List (BSL-23).

Conditions

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PTSD

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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DCPT

Treatment with developmentally adapted D-CPT. 30 to 36 individual treatment sessions. Treatment sections comprise a commitment phase (5 sessions), emotion regulation phase (6 sessions), CPT (15 sessions) and a final phase targeting developmentally-related challenges (4 sessions).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Developmentally adapted cognitive processing therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Developmentally adapted cognitive processing therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* PTSD after CSA and/or CPA beyond the age of three (confirmed by a structured clinical interview, CAPS-CA, German Version IBS-KJ)
* PTSD must be the primary diagnosis (most severe disorder according to SCID)
* age 14 - 21 years
* living in safe conditions
* informed consent from parents/legal guardians (if under 18) and participant

Exclusion Criteria

* current psychotic
* substance related or organic mental disorder
* acute suicidality, severe medical conditions
* mental retardation
* insufficient knowledge of German language.

Minimum Eligible Age

14 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No