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Behavioral Intervention

Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (PDI) Tool - Trauma Counseling for Traumatic Injury (PACTS Trial)

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Led By Elizabeth Shilling, PhD

Research Sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up from baseline to month 3

Awards & highlights

PACTS Trial Summary

"This trial aims to understand how to support caregivers and child survivors of traumatic injuries dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression."

Who is the study for?

This trial is for children who have experienced a traumatic injury and their caregivers. It aims to help them manage post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression following the trauma.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study compares two approaches: one provides special counseling for caregivers of injured children, while the other follows standard care practices after childhood traumatic injuries.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves counseling interventions rather than medication, there are no typical side effects like with drugs; however, discussing trauma may cause temporary emotional discomfort.

PACTS Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ from baseline to month 3

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~from baseline to month 3

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from baseline to month 3 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen (CATS) Scores

Change in Kessler 6 Scores

Change in Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9) Scores

PACTS Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (PDI) Tool - Trauma CounselingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Screening using Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (PDI) tool and one or more caregiver intervention during a single hospitalization

Group II: Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (PDI) Tool - Standard of CareActive Control1 Intervention

Screening using the Peritraumatic Distress Inventory (PDI) tool and standard of care related to acute stress and post-traumatic stress

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Wake Forest University Health SciencesLead Sponsor

1,243 Previous Clinical Trials

1,004,705 Total Patients Enrolled

Childress Institute for Pediatric TraumaUNKNOWN

1 Previous Clinical Trials

250 Total Patients Enrolled

Elizabeth Shilling, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorWake Forest University Health Sciences

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Does this research include individuals older than two decades?

"This research study is seeking candidates who are over 12 months of age and below 72 months of age."

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Can individuals such as myself participate in this clinical study?

"In order to qualify for participation in this study, individuals must have suffered a traumatic injury and be aged between 12 months and 72 months. The trial has capacity for enrolling up to 24 participants."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Pediatric and Caregiver Traumatic Stress Intervention (PACTS)

2024. "Pediatric and Caregiver Traumatic Stress Intervention (PACTS)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06366282.