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Psychiatric DisorderMFAE-NDNCT05473962

Mid-Term Follow-up Assessment After Exposure to Natural Disaster

An observational study of Psychiatric Disorder, run by Fondation Lenval at 1 site in France.

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

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Trial summary

The present study proposes to carry out an evaluation of the children of adolescents who were seen by the teams of the Cellules d'Urgence Médico-Psychologique (CUMP) following the Alex storm in October 2020. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 20 years
Conditions the study is for
Psychiatric Disorder
What is being tested?
assessment and quantification of symptoms related to post-traumatic stress.
How many people
55 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
12 Oct 2022to 20 May 2023
Phase
Observational
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 Up to 20 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Study population: children of adolescents who were seen by the teams of the Cellules d'Urgence Médico-Psychologique (CUMP) following the Alex storm in October 2020.

Who may be able to join

  • Child and/or young adult aged under 18 at the time of exposure having been assessed by the CUMPS teams during the "ALEX Storm" interventions of October 2020
  • Affiliated to a social security scheme
  • Children whose parents have accepted participation in the study and/or young adults who have accepted participation in the study (collection of non-objection

Who cannot join

  • Children and/or young adults with a severe somatic and/or psychiatric disorder that makes assessment impossible or may alter emotional regulation behavior.
  • Non-participation in a parallel study that could modify emotional regulation behavior

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Hopitaux Pediatriques de Nice Chu-Lenval

    Nice

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About this study

The present study proposes to carry out an evaluation of the children of adolescents who were seen by the teams of the Cellules d'Urgence Médico-Psychologique (CUMP) following the Alex storm in October 2020. A clinical child psychiatric and psychological evaluation will be carried out, with collection of socio-demographic data

Read the detailed description

Description: Assessment 24 months after exposure to a natural disaster of the clinical condition of children and adolescents cared for by medical-psychological emergency teams (CUMP) by measuring the frequency of clinical disorders and the intensity of symptoms and by comparing their clinical condition to that assessed immediately after exposure.

  • Primary endpoint:

Semi-structured interview based on the Clinician-Administered PTSD scale for DSM-5 Child/Adolescent -CAPS-CA-5. This instrument allows for the assessment and quantification of symptoms related to post-traumatic stress. This instrument is validated in English, and a French translation was carried out by the investigators (translation/back-translation method). The instrument uses the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

  • Secondary endpoints:
  • The intensity of the symptoms of this PTSD will be assessed by the Young Child PTSD checklist (YCPC) (Scheeringa, 2013; translation of the French version: Thümmler et al., 2017) for young children under the age of 7. For children over 7 years of age, it will be assessed by the Child PTSD checklist, child version (CPC) (Scheeringa, 2014; translation and validation of the French version: Gindt et al., 2020).
  • Patient Health Questionnaire 13 items (PQH13). This simple and quick to use instrument allows a systematic assessment of somatization in children. This questionnaire will be offered to parents of children under 7 years of age as a hetero-assessment and directly to children over 7 years of age as a selfassessment.
  • Parental Stress Index - Short Form (PSI-SF): Short version of the Parental Stress Index. The instrument will be offered to parents of study participants in self-report. It evaluates the magnitude of stress in the parent-child system.

Interventions :

The study has two phases:

The clinician-led interview will be conducted with the parent(s) or directly with the child in a face-to-face or remote setting.

-The scales will be validated via an online platform. An initial analysis of the general data (primary and secondary criteria) will be carried out using various descriptive statistics indicators. Depending on the participation rate in the study and the total number of participants, a general linear model analysis will be performed on the different indicators collected (presence/absence of the different symptoms, and scores on the different instruments) in order to describe the evolution of the children's symptoms. The data collected in this study will then be compared to the initial post-exposure assessment.

Duration: The estimated duration of the study is one year (including analyses). Participation in the inclusion period is six months. The duration of participation per person in the study will be 30 minutes of interview + 20 minutes of delivery of psychological instruments.

Being tested
assessment and quantification of symptoms related to post-traumatic stress.
Keywords
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Medical subject headings
Mental Disorders, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

What participants receive

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

  • assessment and quantification of symptoms related to post-traumatic stress.Diagnostic test

    Semi-structured interview based on the Clinician-Administered PTSD scale for DSM-5 Child/Adolescent -CAPS-CA-5. This instrument allows for the This instrument is validated in English, and a French translation was carried out by the investigators (translation/back-translation method). The instrument uses the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Study groups in NCT05473962
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
exposed to Alex stormChild and/or young adult aged under 18 at the time of exposure having been assessed by the CUMPS teams during the "ALEX Storm" interventions of October 2020
Receives: Diagnostic Test: assessment and quantification of symptoms related to post-traumatic stress.

What is being measured

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

  1. diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder

    Semi-structured interview based on the Clinician-Administered PTSD scale for DSM-5 Child/Adolescent -CAPS-CA-5. This instrument allows for the This instrument is validated in English, and a French translation was carried out by the investigators (translation/back-translation method). The instrument uses the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

    This tool as 517 items. This scale doesn't work on numerical values (there is no min, max or cut scores), this scale makes it possible to confirm or invalidate the presence of symptoms necessary for establishing diagnoses on Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSMV) criteria

    Measured: at inclusion

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. intensity of the symptoms

    The intensity of the symptoms of this PTSD will be assessed by the Young Child PTSD checklist (YCPC) for young children under the age of 7. For children over 7 years of age, it will be assessed by the Child PTSD checklist, child version (CPC)

    These scales aim to screen for post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in children aged 1 to 6 years old, by evaluating traumatic exposures (13 items), symptoms presented by the child (23 items) and his level of impairment or functional impairment (6 items). Items 14 to 36 relate to symptoms of PTSD and are based on a 5-points Likert scale, each item is scored from 0 to 4, the YCPC has a score ranging from 0 to 92. The diagnosis Cutoff is at 26 or more for items 14-36, it indicates a "probable diagnosis" of PTSD.

    Measured: at inclusion

  2. assessment of somatization

    Patient Health Questionnaire 13 items (PQH13). This simple and quick to use instrument allows a systematic assessment of somatization in children. This questionnaire will be offered to parents of children under 7 years of age as a hetero-assessment and directly to children over 7 years of age as a selfassessment

    Thirteen items, each of which is scored 0 to 2, providing a 0 to 30 severity score.

    Measured: at inclusion

  3. Parental Stress

    Parental Stress Index - Short Form (PSI-SF): Short version of the Parental Stress Index. The instrument will be offered to parents of study participants in self-report. It evaluates the magnitude of stress in the parent-child system The "Parental Stress Index Short Form" is a self-assessment intended for the child's parent The PSI-SF has 36 items from the original 120-item PSI and based on a 5-points Likert scale, each item is scored from 1 to 5, the PSI-SF has a score ranging from 36 to 180. Percentile scores are used to interpret the scores.

    Scores at or above the 85th percentile are considered high (normal range : 15th-80th percentile

    Measured: at inclusion

Timeline

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

  1. First posted26 Jul 2022
  2. Study start12 Oct 2022
  3. Primary completion20 May 2023
  4. Study completion20 May 2023

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More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
55 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05473962
Sponsor's protocol ID
22-HPNCL-02
Acronym
MFAE-ND
Status last verified
Mar 2023
First submitted
22 Jul 2022
Last updated
29 Sep 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Psychiatric Disorder, run by Fondation Lenval at 1 site in France.

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 3 inclusion and 2 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 29 Sep 2023. 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 France. 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?

diagnostic criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder (time frame: at inclusion). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 29 Sep 2023.

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