Lifespan Integration After Sexual Trauma

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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A new psychological trauma treatment method is tested on a population (n 100) of adult women who have been sexually traumatized at one specific time 0-5 years before they enter the study.

Detailed Description
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One treatment session is given with the psychological treatment method Lifespan Integration (LI). The main outcome is change on Impact of Event Scale (IES) before and after the treatment. The change is analyzed and compared with the change on Impact of Event Scale (IES) among the people on the waiting list arm. Self-rating questionnaires are being used 5+/-3 days before treatment, 20 +/-3 days after treatment, and 6 months +/- 6 weeks after the first measurement.

Official Title
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Lifespan Integration After Sexual Trauma, a Randomized Treatment Study

Conditions
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Symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Lifespan Integration


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Sexual trauma 1-5 years before inclusion understanding Swedish, read and spoken Exclusion Criteria: Psychotic symptoms drug abuse neuropsychiatric diagnoses ADHD and asperger

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 15 Years
Maximum Age: 100 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Lifespan Integration<br>This arm is given one session of Lifespan Integration. Differences on Impact of Event Scale from the first measurement at inclusion and the second measurement 20 +/- 3 days after the first measurement, and after treatment, is analyzed and compared with the results from the Group on waiting list. A third measurement and comparison is being made 6 months +/- 6 weeks after the first measurement at inclusion. | Other: Lifespan Integration<br>* A protocol based psychological treatment method<br>|
| No Intervention: Waiting list<br>This arm gets no treatment, and differences on Impact of Event Scale from the first measurement at inclusion at the second measurement 20 +/- 3 days after, without treatment, is analyzed and compared with the results from the treatment Group. A third measurement and comparison is being made 6 months +/- 6 week after the first measurement at inclusion. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change of Points on Impact of event scale before and after Lifespan Integration treatment after a sexual trauma | One treatment is given, and change is measured 20 +/- 3 days after treatment. | 3 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change of Points of GHQ12 | General Health Questionnaire 12 | 3 weeks | 
| Change of Points of Stressful Events Survey PTSD Short Scale (NSESS) | Questionnaire | 3 weeks | 
| Self Rated Health and Sickness Questionnaire | 10 items on current symptoms of sickness | 3 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Sexual trauma, Lifespan Integration