Evaluation of the Efficacy of "Lifespan Integration" (LI) Therapy in Patients With Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (EVALI)

Centre Hospitalier St Anne

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Abuse, Sexual; Abuse Physical; Psychiatric Disorder; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Complex; Abuse Neglect; Abuse Verbal; Abuse Domestic

Treatments: Behavioral: Lifespan Integration Therapy (LI)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06535243

D21-P019

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a relatively new type of psychotherapy called Lifespan Integration (LI) in patients suffering of complex PTSD

Enrollment: 38 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients diagnosed with complex PTSD
• French speaking
• first time following an LI type of therapy
• psychotropic treatment is allowed

Exclusion criteria

• no other parallel psychotherapy is accepted (if the patient underwent recently any other type of psychotherapy, a "wash out " period of minimum 4 weeks is required )
• no active manic episode at the time of inclusion
• no active psychotic episode at the time of inclusion
• no chronic psychotic disorder diagnosis
• no autistic spectrum disorder diagnosis ,
• no intellectual deficit

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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38 participants in 1 patient group

LI Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

LI Therapy will be delivered in two recruiting centers by experienced LI Therapy trained psychologists or psychiatrists (a minimum level three of training is required) The intervention will consist in delivering 15 "Basic" Protocol therapy sessions targeting symptoms of complex PTSD The study contains one single arm. One extra-session called PTSD protocol could be optionally delivered if the patient had a very recent trauma that could exacerbate his PTSD symptoms. This session is delivered in the beginning of the research protocol.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Lifespan Integration Therapy (LI)