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Lead
Karolinska Institutet
This is a Randomised Controlled Trial informed by prior feasibility and pilot work (ClinicalTrials.gov IDs: NCT03509792, NCT04185155). The primary outcome is the number of intrusive memories of the traumatic event(s) (week 5). The intervention is delivered remotely (e.g. via smartphone) with potential remote support (e.g. by phone) to medical staff in Swedish hospitals.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Aged 18 or over
Clinical work during the COVID-19 pandemic in hospital and care facilities (e.g. ICU, ambulance, intermediate care, ward)
Experienced at least one traumatic event in relation to their clinical work as health care staff during the COVID-19 pandemic
This/these event(s) at work meet(s) the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM5) criterion A for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): exposure 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"
The traumatic event(s) occured since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic
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 while the study is ongoing
Have access to an internet enabled smartphone
Experiences distressing intrusive memories (of a traumatic event in relation to their work as health care staff during the COVID-19 pandemic)
Has experienced at least two such intrusive memories of a work-related traumatic event during the week before inclusion/exclusion
Able and willing to briefly write down these intrusive memories (without going into any detail)
You may not be if
Loss of consciousness of \> 5 minutes in relation to the traumatic event
Current intoxication during the traumatic event or in relation to study inclusion
