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Lead
Karolinska Institutet
This is a Randomised Controlled Trial informed by prior feasibility and pilot work (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03509792). The primary outcome is the number of intrusive memories of the traumatic event (week 5). The intervention is delivered in emergency departments of Swedish hospitals.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Aged 18 or over
Experienced or witnessed a traumatic event resulting in admission to the emergency department
Met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM5) criterion A for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in that ("The person was exposed to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence" by "Directly experiencing the traumatic event(s)" or "Witnessing, in person, the event(s) as it occurred to others")
Can be seen in the emergency department ca. 6 hours after the traumatic event (day 1)
Report memory of the accident
Fluent in spoken and written Swedish
Alert and orientated
Have sufficient physical mobility to use their smartphone
Willing and able to provide informed consent and complete study procedures
Willing and able to be contacted following discharge to complete follow-up assessments
Have access to an internet enabled smartphone
You may not be if
Loss of consciousness of \> 5 minutes
Current intoxication
Report a history of severe mental illness
Current substance abuse or neurological condition
Currently suicidal
Other medical reasons (on advice by medical staff)
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