Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST) for Treating Pediatric Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
About this study
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the extent to which different treatment components work to improve pediatric post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It will also provide evidence for how these components work. The main research questions are: What are the effects of different components used to treat PTSD? What do these components change to produce benefits in PTSD? Researchers will: Compare components to a psychological placebo to estimate their effects and measure how they work Examine how components work alone and in conjunction with other components Participants will: Receive different combinations of components and placebo Attend weekly treatment sessions Provide information to evaluate changes in PTSD
- Condition
- PTSD, Trauma, Pediatric ALL
- Tested
- Emotion Regulation, Exposure, Cognitive Processing, Bi-lateral Stimulation, Psychological Placebo
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Who can join
- Age
- 8 to 17 years
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Inclusion 13
- Minimum age: 8 years
- Maximum age: 17 years
- Study condition: PTSD, Trauma, Pediatric ALL
- A child between the ages of 8-17 exposed to at least one DSM-defined trauma
- Child assent for participation
- The participation of a caregiver with custodial rights to provide parental permission
- Willing to participate in treatment delivery and respond to surveys
- Meet PTSD diagnostic criteria that is the result of exposure to at least one of the identified traumas
- Ability to read and understand English
- Willingness to be randomized to an experimental condition
- Placement in a stable caregiving environment for two months without an impending transition
- Children currently taking psychotropic medications must have taken the medicine without dose adjustment for two months prior to study entry.
- Caregiver or child with a smartphone capable of downloading a freely available software application.
Exclusion 5
- Psychiatric concerns requiring a higher level of care (e.g. suicidal ideation with intent; current psychotic disorder)
- An intelligence quotient (IQ) \< 70
- Currently receiving a behavioral health intervention for concerns related to PTSD or pediatric trauma
- A participating caregiver who is a perpetrator of any identified trauma (e.g. sexual abuse)
- MRI contraindicators (e.g. presence of metal in the body)
Where
1 site, 1 recruiting
The Mt. Hope Family Center
Rochester, New York, United States
Contact
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Chad E Shenk, PhD
(585) 275-8704 chad.shenk@rochester.edu
Potential match only. Final eligibility is determined by the study team.