Recovery After Stress Toolkit (ReSeT): Pilot Study

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

6 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-11-01

Study Completion Date

2021-06-30

Brief Summary

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Experiencing an accident and staying in the hospital can be scary and traumatic for children. The goal of this project is to develop an online resource to help children and their parents develop effective coping skills to manage their stress. Children ages 8-17 who exhibit signs of posttraumatic stress will view 8 online modules and attend weekly videoconferencing sessions with a therapist. Parents will have 4 modules to assist them in supporting their child after the injury.

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Detailed Description

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The overarching goal of this project is to provide a research and treatment resource for the management of psychological distress in children who have been hospitalized for a physical trauma. The investigators will pilot an innovative, brief e-health approach to treatment of PTSS designed to be delivered through the trauma system. The investigators will create interactive web-based psychoeducational modules that are developmentally tailored for school age children (8 to 17 years) for use with synchronous e-health therapy sessions with a trained therapist. Companion modules for parents will help parents to understand and respond to their child's PTSS. The investigators will perform a single-arm pilot trial of a brief e-health approach to treatment of PTSS (i.e., Recovery after Stress Toolkit; ReSeT). ( delete with usual care.)

Conditions

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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

This is a single group design as all eligible participants will be offered the 8 session Recovery after Stress Toolkit (ReSeT) program, including 8 self-guided child modules and 4 parent modules, as well as 8 parallel videoconferencing sessions with a therapist.

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Recovery after Stress Toolkit (ReSeT)

ReSeT is comprised of interactive web-based psychoeducational modules that are developmentally tailored for school age children (8-17 years) for use with synchronous e-health therapy sessions with a trained therapist.

Participants in the ReSeT treatment will complete 8 modules and therapy sessions. Parents will also have access to 4 modules During the study, children/youth will be asked to complete all eight sessions of the online treatment together with the therapist over an 8 -12 week time period (to allow for scheduling/cancellations). For younger children, parents will participate in the beginning and end of each session. Sessions will last approximately 30-60 minutes and will occur approximately every week for an anticipated 4-8 hour time commitment. Parents of older children will be permitted to review the content independently and participate in feedback sessions.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Recovery after Stress Toolkit (ReSeT)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

ReSeT involves online modules with parallel videoconferencing sessions. ReSeT integrates two evidence-based treatment methods: cognitive behavioral therapy coping skills (coping CBT) and direct exposure to trauma reminders through a trauma narrative.

Interventions

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Recovery after Stress Toolkit (ReSeT)

ReSeT involves online modules with parallel videoconferencing sessions. ReSeT integrates two evidence-based treatment methods: cognitive behavioral therapy coping skills (coping CBT) and direct exposure to trauma reminders through a trauma narrative.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Ages of 8 to 17 years at time of enrollment
* Hospitalized for trauma at one of the following sites: PICU, ward or rapid treatment/observation unit (less than 23 hours stay)
* Both the parent and the child participating have the ability to read and speak English
* Have broadband internet availability at their home address
* Elevated post-traumatic stress symptoms (If the child exhibits clinically significant PTSS determined with the CPSS \[Foa et al., 2001\] with a score greater than or equal to 11 on the sum of the highest item by item score of parent/child report, they will be invited to participate in the pilot intervention. This methodology for using a joint score on the CPSS was informed by previous work indicating that both parents and children tend to underreport PTSS symptoms. Thus, implementing a multi-informant approach yields a more valid estimation of a child's psychopathology.)

Exclusion Criteria

* Has sustained a moderate or severe TBI, as defined by a Glasgow Coma Score of less than 13
* Has been diagnosed with moderate or severe intellectual disability , low functioning autism spectrum disorder, or a developmental disability (This will be determined by medical chart review and confirmed with parent report: Has the child ever been diagnosed with an intellectual or developmental disability? i.e., child must be able to talk; the rationale for this is that they may have difficulty mastering the course content)
* Has a pre-existing severe psychiatric disorder that required prior psychiatric hospitalization (e.g., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia)
* The mechanism of the injury was abuse or interpersonal violence
* They are currently receiving psychotherapy
* Has been hospitalized for their injury for over 30 days
* No attempt will be made to recruit caregivers while their child is unstable, e.g. vitals are abnormal, there are major complications, or death may be imminent. Children with multiple injuries are eligible to participate but their caregivers will not be approached until any interventions (surgery, casting, etc.) are completed.

Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No