MedTrace Logo

Simple Cognitive Task After Trauma

NCT03509792 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2022-09-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This research study is designed to investigate the effects of a simple cognitive task (a memory cue following by playing the computer game "Tetris") on intrusive memories ("flashbacks") and other symptoms after a traumatic event. Patients presenting to a hospital emergency department soon after a traumatic event will be randomly allocated to either the simple cognitive task intervention or control. Participants will be followed up at one week and one month, and where possible 3 and 6 months. It is predicted that participants given the simple cognitive task intervention will develop fewer intrusive memories and less severe clinical symptoms than those who are not. This will inform the potential future development of a simple technique to prevent distressing psychological symptoms after a traumatic event. Implementation aspects in a new hospital context will also be explored. Patients use their smartphone for part of the intervention in the study.

Conditions

  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Simple cognitive task

A memory cue followed by playing the computer game "Tetris" on own smartphone. Options to engage in self-administered booster sessions after day 1.

BEHAVIORAL

Attention placebo

Smartphone activity for same amount of time.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Emily Holmes, Prof · Karolinska Institutet

  • Erik Andersson, PhD · Karolinska Institutet

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-11
Primary Completion
2019-07-12
Completion
2019-12-20

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Entities

Companies

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT03509792 on ClinicalTrials.gov