Kassam‐Adams 2016.
Methods | Randomised controlled trial of Coping Coach, a Web‐based preventive intervention to prevent or reduce symptoms of post‐traumatic stress after acute paediatric medical events compared with wait list |
Participants | Included: children 8 to 12 years of age who had experienced a medical event, have access to Internet and telephone and have sufficient competency in English to complete measures and understand the intervention, Philadelphia, USA |
Interventions |
Coping Coach: Children in the intervention condition will complete module 1. Feelings identification in the hospital and instructions on how to complete module 2. Appraisals and module 3. Avoidance online Wait list: After 12‐week assessment, children will receive instructions for completing the intervention |
Outcomes | PTSD symptoms, coping, health‐related quality of life |
Notes | Contact: Nancy Kassam‐Adams PhD, Center for Injury Research & Prevention, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Trial identifier: NCT01653288 |