ACTRN12614001213639.
Study name | Internet treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). |
Methods | Randomised controlled trial using a list generated prior to the study. For allocation concealment, a staff member not involved in the clinical trial will generate the sequence using computer software and place each choice in a sequentially numbered, opaque sealed and stapled envelope. |
Participants | Inclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria
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Interventions |
Experimental arm The Internet PTSD program comprises 6 lessons completed over 10 weeks. 1 lesson will be completed every 7–14 days with a minimum of 5 days between lessons and a maximum of 14 days. Comparator arm Wait list control. Participants remain on the wait list until the immediate treatment group has completed their treatment and post‐treatment assessment (11 weeks). At that time (11 weeks), the wait list control group will be offered the same Internet treatment program for PTSD. |
Outcomes | Time point for assessment: 1‐week post‐treatment, 3‐months post‐treatment, 6‐months post‐treatment Primary outcomes: PTSD (PCL‐C) Secondary outcomes: PHQ‐9, K10, CEQ, SDS, IUS‐12, ERQ, WHODAS‐II |
Starting date | 14 September 2014 |
Contact information | Prof Gavin Andrews Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression, 390 Victoria St, Darlinghurst, Australia gavina@unsw.edu.au |
Notes | www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=366115 |