Stepped Care for Young Children After Trauma
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 3 - 7 |
| Updated: | 5/5/2014 |
| Start Date: | July 2011 |
| End Date: | June 2014 |
| Contact: | Alison A Salloum, PhD |
| Email: | asalloum@usf.edu |
| Phone: | 813-974-1535 |
The aim of this R34 study is to develop and test the feasibility of a Stepped Care
intervention for young children with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Phase I will
focus on developing and testing the feasibility of Stepped Care Trauma-Focused Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy (SC-TF-CBT) in a small open trial (N=10). Phase II will consist of a
randomized controlled trial (N=54) examining the efficacy of SC-TF-CBT relative to standard
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)on a number of outcome measures,
treatment acceptability and satisfaction, and costs of treatment delivery. Findings from
this pilot study will establish the feasibility and preliminary efficacy (see Kraemer et
al., 2006) of SC-TF-CBT before progressing to a larger, randomized R01 to examine the
effectiveness of SC-TF-CBT for early childhood PTSD.
intervention for young children with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Phase I will
focus on developing and testing the feasibility of Stepped Care Trauma-Focused Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy (SC-TF-CBT) in a small open trial (N=10). Phase II will consist of a
randomized controlled trial (N=54) examining the efficacy of SC-TF-CBT relative to standard
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)on a number of outcome measures,
treatment acceptability and satisfaction, and costs of treatment delivery. Findings from
this pilot study will establish the feasibility and preliminary efficacy (see Kraemer et
al., 2006) of SC-TF-CBT before progressing to a larger, randomized R01 to examine the
effectiveness of SC-TF-CBT for early childhood PTSD.
Young children who are exposed to traumatic events such as abuse, disasters, accidents,
illnesses, injury and the death of a person close to them are at risk for developing PTSD.
While effective treatments for childhood PTSD exist, novel interventions that are more
accessible, efficient, and cost-effective are needed to improve access to evidence-based
treatment. The purpose of this study is to develop and test the feasibility of an
intervention called Stepped Care Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which has the
potential to greatly improve service delivery approaches to make treatment more accessible
and less costly, thereby reducing childhood PTSD and related societal impacts and costs.
illnesses, injury and the death of a person close to them are at risk for developing PTSD.
While effective treatments for childhood PTSD exist, novel interventions that are more
accessible, efficient, and cost-effective are needed to improve access to evidence-based
treatment. The purpose of this study is to develop and test the feasibility of an
intervention called Stepped Care Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy which has the
potential to greatly improve service delivery approaches to make treatment more accessible
and less costly, thereby reducing childhood PTSD and related societal impacts and costs.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Child must have experienced at least one traumatic event after the age of 36 months.
2. At least five Postttraumatic stress symptoms with one symptom of reexperiencing or
one symptom of avoidance.
3. Child must be between 3 and 7 years of age at the time of enrollment.
4. The parent must be willing and able to participate in the treatment and complete
informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Psychosis, mental retardation, autism, or related pervasive developmental disorders
in child or any condition that would limit the caregiver's ability to understand CBT
and the child's ability to follow instructions.
2. Parent has had substance use disorder within the past 3 months.
3. Child or parent is suicidal (the DIPA will be used to screen for child suicidal
ideation and the SCID-RV will be used to screen for parent suicide ideation; assessed
by all available information). A delayed entry once the parent or child is stabilized
(at least 6 months post suicidal) and not having suicidal ideation will be allowed.
4. Child or parent is not fluent in English.
5. Child is currently taking psychotropic medication and is not on a stable medication
regimen for at least 4 weeks prior to admission to the study. If appropriate, a
delayed entry will be allowed so that once a child is on a stable dosage the child
may be enrolled in the study.
6. Child is receiving trauma-focused psychotherapy when study treatment is provided.
7. Parent or caregiver who would be treatment participant was the perpetrator, or the
child was perpetrated by a person who still lives in the home (e.g. mother's
boyfriend, sibling).
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