Pediatric and Caregiver Traumatic Stress Intervention (PACTS)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Traumatic Injury

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06366282

Run by

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

People needed

13

Starts

2024-11-26

Expected to finish

2026-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-03

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 6. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Child requires inpatient treatment for an unintentional injury (e.g. burns, dog bite, road traffic accident) in the pediatric trauma and/or pediatric burns units
• English-speaking adults, with English denoted as the primary language in the electronic medical record (EMR)
• Caregiver-child dyads who screen positive with the Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (PDI) Tools will be invited to participate in the randomized controlled trial.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients and/or caregivers with cognitive deficits, with psychotic symptoms, refusing treatment, and leaving the hospital against medical advice (AMA) were unable to participate in counseling interventions by condition or by choice and are excluded from the study population

Where it is running

• Wake Forest University Health Sciences — Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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