Efficacy and Cost Effectiveness of Internet-delivered Trauma-focused CBT for Young People With PTSD

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare therapist-guided internet delivered trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) to an active control condition comprising therapist-guided internet delivered cognitive behavioral therapy containing relaxation techniques and psychoeducation for young people with post-traumatic stress disorder regarding efficacy and cost effectiveness. Young people with post-traumatic stress disorder will be randomly assigned to receive either 12 weeks of therapist-guided internet delivered trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy (iTF-CBT) or therapist-guided internet delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy containing relaxation and psychoeducation.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 13
Maximum Age: 17
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 13-17 years,

• Primary PTSD diagnosis

• Fluent in Swedish

• Access to the Internet at home or can use vouchers for internet-access to their phone.

• Parent/guardian willing and able to take part in treatment.

Locations
Other Locations
Sweden
Barn och ungdomspsykiatrin, BUP Internetenhet and Save the Children
RECRUITING
Stockholm
Contact Information
Primary
Maria Bragesjö
maria.bragesjo@ki.se
+46(0)703399387
Backup
Erica Mattelin
erica.mattelin@rb.se
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-03-11
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-01-04
Participants
Target number of participants: 240
Treatments
Experimental: Therapist-supported internet delivered trauma-focused CBT
Therapist-supported internet delivered trauma-focused CBT. The protocol mirrors the exact content of first-line treatment for children with PTSD but is delivered through a digital platform and will comprise of text-based material as well as audio files and video illustrations in an age-appropriate manner that the participant gains access to sequentially. iTF-CBT will be therapist-assisted, and each participant will have a designated therapist to guide them through treatment. Treatment will span over 12 weeks and integrates cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, and family therapy principles as well as trauma interventions. Parallel to the child's treatment, the caregivers are provided the same components and parenting practices, and joint child-parent activities are included. Participants will have access to a therapist that will guide them through treatment in a text based format.
Active_comparator: Therapist-supported psychoeducation and stress management
Therapist-supported CBT internet-delivered treatment comprising psychoeducation about PTSD, relaxation/stress management techniques and relapse prevention. The treatment will be delivered in a digital platform for twelve weeks. Participants will have access to a therapist that will guide them through treatment in a text-based material as well as audio files and video illustrations in an age-appropriate manner that the participant gains access to sequentially.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Save the Children, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Stockholm
Leads: Karolinska Institutet

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