NCT06366282

Pediatric and Caregiver Traumatic Stress Intervention (PACTS)

Pediatric and Caregiver Traumatic Stress Intervention: A Path Forward After Injury for Pediatric Survivors and Their Caregivers

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Year – 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to learn more about how to help the caregiver and child survivor of a traumatic injury handle post-traumatic stress disorder and/or depression.

Detailed description

This study is a trial to determine if a caregiver-child dyadic screening and caregiver intervention with pediatric trauma patients reduces traumatic stress symptoms in both child and caregiver, and depressive symptoms in caregivers compared to the current standard of care. The purpose of the PACTS Intervention is to identify and address the needs of the caregiver and the child survivor who are at-risk for developing post-traumatic stress disorder and/or depression following traumatic injury of the child.

Conditions

• Traumatic Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Caregiver Counseling for Childhood Traumatic Injury	Caregiver intervention will be provided by the counseling team that includes components of trauma narrative, psychoeducation, coping strategies, and resilience-building using, for burn patients.
BEHAVIORAL	Standard of Care for Childhood Traumatic Injury	Control group receives the current standard of care provided by the counseling team

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-11-26
• Primary completion: 2026-07-01
• Completion: 2026-07-01
• First posted: 2024-04-15
• Last updated: 2026-04-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States