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Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Behavioral Problems in Children After Road Traffic Accidents: a Randomized Controlled Trial

A study testing Early psychological intervention in people with Injury, run by University Children's Hospital, Zurich at 1 site in Switzerland.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to study the effectiveness of an early psychological intervention 7-10 days after a road traffic accident on posttraumatic stress and behavior of children and adolescents Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 7 to 16 years
Conditions the study is for
Injury
What is being tested?
Early psychological intervention
How many people
99 participants
Where
1 siteSwitzerland
Study dates
Nov 2004to Feb 2008
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 7 to 16 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Age 7-16 y Command of German language Road traffic accident inpatient or outpatient treatment at the University Children's Hospital Zurich no pretraumatic developmental delay

Who cannot join

  • severe head injury No command of the German language Age below 7 y or above 16 y Other major systemic illness

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Switzerland1 site
  • University Children's Hospital, Psychosomatic and Psychiatry

    Zurich, CH-8032

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About this study

Official title: Prevention of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Behavioral Problems in Children and Adolescents After Road Traffic Accidents: a Randomized Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to study the effectiveness of an early psychological intervention 7-10 days after a road traffic accident on posttraumatic stress and behavior of children and adolescents

Read the detailed description

Within a randomized controlled design the effects of a brief psychological intervention (child, parents) after a road traffic accident shall be examined in a sample of 100 children and adolescents. After a baseline assessment 7-10 days after the accident participants are randomly assigned to an intervention or a control group. Both are re-assessed at 2 and 6 months after the accident by means of standardized questionnaires assessing posttraumatic stress symptoms, depression, and behavior.

Conditions
Injury
Being tested
Early psychological intervention
Keywords
posttraumatic stress disorder, children, injury, road traffic accident
Medical subject headings
Wounds and Injuries, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Early psychological interventionBehavioural

    Psychoeducation, trauma narrative, provision of coping skills

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. CAPS-CA

    Measured: 10 days, 2 months, 6 months after intervention

  2. CBCL

    Measured: 10 days, 2 months, 6 months after intervention

  3. DIKJ

    Measured: 10 days, 2 months, 6 months after intervention

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Feb 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2004
  3. Primary completionFeb 2008
  4. Study completionFeb 2008

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
99 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00296842
Sponsor's protocol ID
PICARTA-1
Status last verified
Dec 2011
First submitted
24 Feb 2006
Last updated
9 Dec 2011
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Zehnder D, Meuli M, Landolt MA. Effectiveness of a single-session early psychological intervention for children after road traffic accidents: a randomised controlled trial. Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2010 Feb 8;4:7. doi: 10.1186/1753-2000-4-7.

    PubMed 20181120

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Early psychological intervention in people with Injury, run by University Children's Hospital, Zurich at 1 site in Switzerland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Dec 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Switzerland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

CAPS-CA (time frame: 10 days, 2 months, 6 months after intervention). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00296842, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Dec 2011.

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