Kramer 2014.
Methods | Parallel randomised single‐blind trial of brief early psychological intervention versus standard medical care for children and adolescents hospitalised for burns or road traffic accident injury |
Participants |
Included: children and adolescents (2 to 16 years of age) hospitalised for burns or road traffic accident injury, with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) > 8, German speaking, with burn accident or road traffic accident, at high risk of developing PTSD in Zurich, Switzerland Excluded: those with > 2 weeks in the paediatric intensive care unit, with previous mental retardation |
Interventions |
Intervention: age‐appropriate 2‐session intervention that includes detailed reconstruction of the accident, psychoeducation and discussion of helpful coping strategies. Both control and intervention groups are reassessed by blind raters at 3 and 6 months after the accident Standard medical care: not described |
Outcomes | Post‐traumatic stress symptoms, depression, anxiety, behaviour, health‐related quality of life 3 and 6 months after the accident |
Notes | Contact: Markus Landolt PhD, Psychosomatic and Psychiatry, University Children's Hospital Zurich Trial identifier: unknown |