NCT00481000

Dialectical Cognitive Traumatherapy (DCT) on Patients With Severe PTSD Following Sexual Abuse

Dialectical Cognitive Traumatherapy (DCT) on Patients With Severe Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Following Sexual Abuse - A Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Dialectical Cognitive Traumatherapy is effective in the treatment of severe and chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following childhood sexual abuse.

Detailed description

Most studies on psychological treatments for PTSD exclude patients with severe, co-occurring psychopathology. We designed a new treatment (Dialectical Cognitive Trauma Therapy, or DCT) specifically to treat these patients. DCT includes elements of emotion regulation, mindfulness exercises, cognitive and exposure treatment, as well as new elements. This randomized controlled study evaluates the effect of inpatient DCT on these patients.

Conditions

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Dialectical Cognitive Therapy	Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Combination with Traumafocused CBT

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-04-01
• Primary completion: 2008-12-01
• Completion: 2010-10-01
• First posted: 2007-06-01
• Last updated: 2010-04-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany