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. 2016 Oct 11;2016(10):CD012371. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012371

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