Trauma-focused Cognitive-behavioural Therapy(TF-CBT) for Children: A Study of Process and Outcome.

Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies

Status: Completed

Conditions: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Treatments: Other: Treatment as Usual (TAU); Other: TF-CBT

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00635752

s-07442a(REK)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT)is more effective in the treatment of traumatized youth than treatment as usual(TAU).

Full description

Children experiencing traumas, such as sexual abuse, physical abuse, domestic violence, serious accidents, or natural disasters, may develop severe health problems.

This study will examine the short and long-term effects of trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy on children exposed to serious trauma, and moderating factors of treatment outcome.

The study will use a random control design, and will be implemented in regular clinical practice in Norway.

More knowledge within this field is important for practitioners as well as policy makers in planning interventions and therapy for children and their caregivers.

Enrollment: 156 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children between the age of 10-18
• referred to a guidance clinic
• who have experienced trauma
• present with PTSD reactions
• participants and the primary caretaker must be able to speak Norwegian.

Exclusion criteria

• Severe psychosis
• Severe mental retardation.
• The youth must not have had severe conduct disorders previous to the trauma experience

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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156 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT)

Treatment:

Other: TF-CBT

2

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive sessions of treatment as usual (TAU)

Treatment:

Other: Treatment as Usual (TAU)