OPTYC Online PTSD Treatment for Young People and Carers - RCT
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Internet-delivered Cognitive Therapy (iCT) for young people with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - feasibility randomised controlled trial
IRAS ID
262807
Contact name
Patrick Smith
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College London
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 11 months, 26 days
Research summary
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is prevalent and impairing in children and young people. Effective face to face treatments exist, including Cognitive Therapy for PTSD (CT-PTSD), developed by our group. However, few young people access effective treatments. We are therefore developing a website and smart-phone App that will improve accessibility of this treatment by allowing trained therapists to deliver CT-PTSD over the internet (iCT) to young people (12-17 years old) with PTSD.
In this study we want to evaluate iCT. We propose to do this by running a 3-arm randomised controlled trial to compare iCT to face-to-face CT to a Wait List condition. The objective of the RCT is to: provide feasibility data on acceptability, compliance, retention, and delivery; and to provide estimates of the effect of iCT on symptoms of PTSD and other problems.
REC name
London - London Bridge Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
19/LO/1354
Date of REC Opinion
31 Dec 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion