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NCT Number: NCT01870271

Pilot-Study DCPT for PTSD in Adolescents and Young Adults

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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Key information

Conditions

PTSD Mental Disorders Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Age range

14 year–21 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Goethe University

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, 60486, Germany

About this study

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).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Developmentally adapted cognitive processing therapy

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinician-Administered PTSD-Scale for Children and Adolescents

    Time frame: t0=pretreatment (baseline), t1= change from baseline at post-treatment after 20 weeks t2= change from posttreatment at 6 weeks follow-up

Secondary outcomes

  1. UCLA PTSD Index (UCLA)

    Time frame: t0=pretreatment (baseline), t1= change from baseline at post-treatment after 20 weeks t2= change from posttreatment at 6 weeks follow-up

  2. Beck Depression Inventory

    Time frame: t0=pretreatment (baseline), t1= change from baseline at post-treatment after 20 weeks t2= change from posttreatment at 6 weeks follow-up

Other outcomes

  1. Borderline Symptom List (BSL-23)

    Time frame: t0=pretreatment (baseline), t1= change from baseline at post-treatment after 20 weeks t2= change from posttreatment at 6 weeks follow-up

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Goethe University

Other

Collaborators

  • Freie Universität Berlin
  • Katholische Universität Eichstätt Ingolstadt

Registry information

Official study title

Pilotstudie Developmentally Adapted Cognitive Processing Therapy für Jugendliche Und Junge Erwachsene Mit Posttraumatischer Belastungsstörung Nach Sexualisierter Und /Oder körperlicher Gewalt (Pilot DCPT)

Acronym: Pilot-DCPT

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jun 6, 2013
Registry last updated
May 24, 2016

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