Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Treating Children With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

In brief

This study will compare the effectiveness of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy versus standard care in treating children with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00614068

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

40

Starts

2007-01-01

Expected to finish

2009-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-06

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Seeking services at Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services outpatient clinics
• Meets DSM-IV criteria for PTSD
• Stable on medication for 1 month before study entry
• English-speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Active suicidality or anyone whose life circumstances might be considered peri-traumatic (e.g., active current abuse)
• Uncontrolled psychosis
• Severe mental retardation or severe brain damage
• Severe language comprehension barriers

Where it is running

• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (Yeshiva Chanoch Lenaar) — New York, New York, United States
• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (Staten Island) — New York, New York, United States
• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (Beatman) — New York, New York, United States
• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (Pelham) — New York, New York, United States
• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (BoroPark) — New York, New York, United States
• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (Break-Free Adolescent Services) — New York, New York, United States
• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (South Brooklyn) — New York, New York, United States
• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services (Pride) — New York, New York, United States

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