A Trial of "Coping Coach," a Web-based Preventive Intervention for Children

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stress Disorders, Post Traumatic

In brief

This study will evaluate the impact of a psychosocial intervention, Coping Coach, delivered online to children who have experience an acute medical event. The core study hypotheses are that children receiving the intervention will (1) endorse fewer maladaptive trauma-related appraisals and (2) demonstrate more adaptive coping (more support-seeking, more cognitive restructuring, less avoidant coping) at a 6-week follow-up, and (3) demonstrate lower severity of post traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms and higher health related quality of life (HRQOL) at 12 week follow-up.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01653288

Run by

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

People needed

72

Starts

2013-03-01

Expected to finish

2016-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-02-26

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subject is 8 to 12 years of age
• Child has experienced a potentially traumatic medical event* within the past 2 weeks
• Child's GCS > 12
• Child speaks English well enough to complete the measures and participate in an interview
• Child has access to the Internet and telephone
• Parental/legal guardian informed consent and child assent

You may not qualify if…

• Child's current medical condition or cognitive limitations preclude participating in an interview
• Child's acute medical event is due to family violence or suspected child abuse
• Child or parent has been arrested or is subject to legal proceedings related to the index incident
• In the index event, child or parent was a perpetrator of violence (or participant in mutual violence)

Where it is running

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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