Prevention of Mental Health Problems in People Exposed to a Recent Highly Stressful Event.
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Brief Summary
This project evaluates the effectiveness of three intervention models for the prevention of mental health problems in people who have suffered a recent highly stressful event, through an experimental design, with a control group and random assignment of participants in each group . The preventive interventions that will be evaluated will be based on three different psychotherapeutic models: brief systemic therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness. It is expected to observe a significant reduction in post-traumatic and depressive symptoms, and an increase in subjective well-being and post-traumatic growth, compared to the control group. In addition, the moderating effect of psychological processes such as cognitive rumination, emotional self-regulation and coping strategies used in the relationship between the type of intervention and its results will be evaluated. If the hypotheses are confirmed, this study will allow the prevention of emotional distress associated with a highly stressful event, as well as the promotion of positive results, through empirically supported, low-cost strategies and with results that are capable of demonstrating their effectiveness.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Apr 2018
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 30, 2019
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 9, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 19, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 30, 2021
CompletedJanuary 24, 2022
January 1, 2022
12 months
March 9, 2020
January 21, 2022
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Post-traumatic symptoms, pre-intervention evaluation
It will be measured with the brief post-traumatic stress disorder qualification interview (SPRINT-E scale) (Norris, Hamblen, Brown \& Schinka, 2008), validated for the Chilean population by Leiva and Gallardo (2013), which has 14 items. Its minimum score is 0 and its maximum score is 36. A higher score means that the patient is worse, due to high post-traumatic symptoms.
Pre-intervention evaluation
Post-traumatic symptoms, post intervention evaluation
It will be measured with the brief post-traumatic stress disorder qualification interview (SPRINT-E scale) (Norris, Hamblen, Brown \& Schinka, 2008), validated for the Chilean population by Leiva and Gallardo (2013), which has 14 items. Its minimum score is 0 and its maximum score is 36. A higher score means that the patient is worse, due to high post-traumatic symptoms.
Post-intervention evaluation, four weeks after the start of the intervention.
Post-traumatic symptoms, follow-up measure
It will be measured with the brief post-traumatic stress disorder qualification interview (SPRINT-E scale) (Norris, Hamblen, Brown \& Schinka, 2008), validated for the Chilean population by Leiva and Gallardo (2013), which has 14 items. Its minimum score is 0 and its maximum score is 36. A higher score means that the patient is worse, due to high post-traumatic symptoms.
Follow-up measurement six months after the end of the intervention.
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Depressive symptomatology
A pre-intervention evaluation will be performed before starting the intervention, a post-intervention measurement four weeks later, and a follow-up measurement six months after the end of the intervention.
Posttraumatic growth
A pre-intervention evaluation will be performed before starting the intervention, a post-intervention measurement four weeks later, and a follow-up measurement six months after the end of the intervention.
Subjective well-being
A pre-intervention evaluation will be performed before starting the intervention, a post-intervention measurement four weeks later, and a follow-up measurement six months after the end of the intervention.
Study Arms (4)
Mindfulness
ACTIVE COMPARATORA brief intervention in mindfulness will be administered
Systemic therapy
ACTIVE COMPARATORA brief systemic therapy intervention will be administered
Cognitive behavioral therapy and positive psychology
ACTIVE COMPARATORA brief intervention of traditional cognitive behavioral therapy with positive psychology elements will be administered
Waiting list
NO INTERVENTIONWaiting list, as a control group
Interventions
Brief intervention in mindfulness, of individual type, of four sessions of sixty minutes per week, in addition to individual tasks, according to protocol of brief intervention in developed mindfulness.
Brief systemic therapy intervention, of four weekly sessions of sixty minutes, with individual tasks and assignments, according to the protocol designed.
Brief intervention of traditional cognitive behavioral therapy with elements of positive psychology, of four weekly sessions of sixty minutes, with individual assignments and assignments, according to the protocol designed.
Eligibility Criteria
You may not qualify if:
- Those who have already been previously given psychological care will be excluded due to the consequences generated by the same event and who, due to their health condition, are prevented from receiving individual care in the first three months after the event.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Universidad Santo Tomas, Chilelead
- Universidad de Concepcioncollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Universidad Santo Tomas
Concepción, 4130000, Chile
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 9, 2020
First Posted
March 19, 2020
Study Start
April 1, 2018
Primary Completion
March 30, 2019
Study Completion
March 30, 2021
Last Updated
January 24, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-01
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share