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- Clinical Trial NCT02502513
Prevention of Intrusive Memories and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms After Emergency Cesarean Section
January 27, 2016 updated by: Antje Horsch, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Can Playing Tetris Prevent the Development of Traumatic Intrusions in Mothers Following an Emergency Cesarean Section? A Pilot Study
This pilot study aims to investigate the effects of a brief computerized intervention (the computer game "Tetris") on intrusive memories and other posttraumatic stress symptoms following an emergency cesarean section.
Patients who have undergone an emergency cesarian section will be randomly allocated to either the brief computerized intervention or usual care within the first 6 hours following the operation.
Participants will be followed up at one week and one month.
It is predicted that participants given the brief computerized intervention will develop fewer intrusive memories and less severe clinical symptoms than those who are not.
This will inform the potential future development of a simple computerized intervention to prevent distressing psychological symptoms after a traumatic event such as an emergency cesarean section.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
56
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Locations
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Vaud
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Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland, 1011
- Centre Hôpital Universitaire Vaudois
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Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
Female
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Female, aged 18+ years
- Had emergency caesarean section within the past 6 hours
- Have given birth to a live baby at ≥ 37 weeks gestation
Exclusion Criteria:
- Do not speak French sufficiently well to participate in assessments
- Have established intellectual disability or psychotic illness
- Baby was transferred to intensive care unit after the birth
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: NONE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention
Brief computerized intervention (computer game "Tetris") plus usual care in the maternity department and completion of intrusive memory diary
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Computer game "Tetris"
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No Intervention: Control
Usual care in the maternity department plus completion of intrusive memory diary
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Number of intrusive memories recorded by participants in an intrusive memory diary in the week after the emergency cesarean section
Time Frame: 1 week following the emergency cesarean section
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1 week following the emergency cesarean section
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS)
Time Frame: 1 month following the emergency cesarean section
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1 month following the emergency cesarean section
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Acute Stress Disorder Scale (ASDS)
Time Frame: 1 week following the emergency cesarean section
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1 week following the emergency cesarean section
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Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
Time Frame: 1 week and 1 month following the emergency cesarean section
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1 week and 1 month following the emergency cesarean section
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Acceptability of Intervention (rating scale)
Time Frame: 1 month following the emergency cesarean section
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1 month following the emergency cesarean section
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Antje Horsch, DClinPsych, CHUV
Publications and helpful links
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Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start
June 1, 2013
Primary Completion (Actual)
September 1, 2015
Study Completion (Actual)
October 1, 2015
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
July 16, 2015
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
July 16, 2015
First Posted (Estimate)
July 20, 2015
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
January 28, 2016
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
January 27, 2016
Last Verified
January 1, 2016
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 480/2012
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