Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Sexually Abused Children
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Official title
Treatment of PTSD in Sexually Abused Children
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two psychological therapies used to treat PTSD in children who have recently been sexually abused: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) vs Child Centered Therapy (CCT). Child sexual abuse is a common experience that has serious mental health consequences, including the development of PTSD and other abuse-related problems. All children will be assigned randomly (like tossing a coin) to receive either SAS-CBT or NST at each of two sites. In addition, the parents and the child will receive individual therapy for 12 weeks. The child will be monitored to evaluate his/her response to therapy. Assessments will take place before and just following treatment, and then 6 and 12 months post-treatment. A child may be eligible for this study if he/she: Has been sexually abused, is suffering from PTSD as a result of the abuse, and is 8 to 14 years old.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00000383
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Lead sponsor
- Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)
- Other
- Enrollment
- 229 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 8 Years to 14 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Aug 31, 1997
- Primary completion
- Aug 31, 2001
- Completion
- Aug 31, 2002
- Last update posted
- Mar 29, 2015
1997 – 2002
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 3
- U.S. states
- 2
- U.S. cities
- 2
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Children's Support, University of Medicine and Dentistry - New Jersey | Stratford | New Jersey | 08084 | — |
| Allegheny General Hospital Center for Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15212 | — |
| Center for Traumatic Stress in Children & Adolescents, Allegheny General Hospital | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15212 | — |
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- Last update posted Mar 29, 2015 · Synced Sep 7, 2026
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