NCT04386330

Firefighters Accessing Care for Trauma: A Clinical Case Series of Distance NET for PTSD/I Symptoms

Completed NA Last updated 31 March 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Distance-delivered NET in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in 19 participants. Completed in 31 December 2021.

Timeline

29 June 2020

Primary endpoint
31 March 2021

31 December 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	IWK Health Centre
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	19
Start date	29 June 2020
Primary completion	31 March 2021
Estimated completion	31 December 2021
Sites	1 location across Canada

Drugs / interventions tested

• Distance-delivered NET

Conditions studied

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder — all drugs for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder →
• Post Traumatic Stress Injury — all drugs for Post Traumatic Stress Injury →

Sponsor

IWK Health Centre — full company profile →

Who can join

19 and older, any sex, with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or Post Traumatic Stress Injury. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Repeated exposure to trauma is an unavoidable part of the job for firefighters. Because of this, many Canadian firefighters screen positive for posttraumatic stress disorder/injury (PTSD/I). Unfortunately, like the general population, firefighters face many barriers to accessing mental health care. As a result, additional efforts are needed to increase timely access to effective PTSD/I services that are delivered in a way that reduces confidentiality and stigma risk.

This research study will test the preliminary efficacy and feasibility of distance-delivered Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) delivered by a paraprofessional for firefighters with PTSD/I. NET is an evidence-based intervention approach developed specifically for PTSD/I resulting from repeated and continuous trauma. The intervention will be conducted via videoconference with a trained paraprofessional supervised by a clinical psychologist. The NET intervention will consist of 12 weekly 90-minute videoconference sessions.

Approximately 25 firefighters will be recruited to participate in the study. To test the efficacy of the intervention, participants will complete self-report questionnaires about PTSD/I and other mental health symptoms pre- and post-intervention as well as two- and six-months following intervention completion. Participants will also complete an open-ended interview at the end of the intervention to assess feasibility and participant satisfaction.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.