Terrorist Attack - Continuity of Care (CUMP75)

Attentats - Continuité Des Soins

On November 13th 2015, a terrorist attack killed 129 victims in Paris. An emergency crisis unit (CUMP) has been activated in Paris in the days following the attack and a subunit was in charge to answer to the phone calls of victims and their relatives. The same emergency crisis unit have been activated for the terrorist attack in London, 2017 june 3, terrorist attack in Barcelone 2017 august 17-18, terrorist attack in Strasbourg 2018 December 11 The purpose of this observational study is to document the evolution of psychiatric symptoms among subjects who called the CUMP and to collect information about the type of medical or non-medical care they were seeking for.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Major Depressive Episode
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Questionnaires

Detailed Description

The care of the victims of natural disasters or mass disasters such as terrorist attacks is now better structured and organized. The efficacy of debriefing or of defusing has been and is still debated, sometimes bitterly. The aim of the present study is not to demonstrate utility or futility of such approaches, but to i) evaluate their global improvement over the past three years. ii) to list the type of support that the victims were seeking in their attempt to get rid of the symptoms which appeared after the terrorist attack of November 2015 in Paris.

iii) to collect their opinions about the way the CUMP (emergency medico-psychological unit of Paris, France) managed the support to the victims.

Participating subjects registered on the occasion of their first contact with the CUMP 75 by phone during the week following the attack

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 14

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Paris, France, 75015
    • CUMP Paris

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Subjects who called the CUMP of Paris, London, Barcelone and Strasbourg after terrorist attacks were either direct, undirect victims or their relatives.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

- All subjects who called the CUMP of Paris between November 13th, 2015 and January 31st, 2016; London 11th,2017 ; Barcelone 17-18th, 2017 ; Strasbourg 11th, 2018 and completed the questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects who did not consent to their participation to the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Subjects who contacted CUMP by phone; Subjects who contacted CUMP (Medical Psychological Emergency Cell) by phone from Paris November 13th, 2015, London 11th,2017 ; Barcelone 17-18th, 2017 ; Strasbourg 11th, 2018.	Behavioral: Questionnaires; Overall Impression of the current state and evolution since the attacks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Clinical Global Impression - Improvement scale (CGI-I)	Self-assessment of improvement or aggravation	One day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Clinical Global Impression - Severity scale (CGI-S)	Self-assessment of symptom severity	One day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
• Collaborators: URC Necker Cochin, France
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Gaëlle ABGRALL-BARBRY, MD, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris; Study Chair: Gaëlle ABGRALL-BARBRY, MD, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 22, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): October 22, 2020
• Study Completion (Actual): October 22, 2020

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 6, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 7, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): December 10, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimated): September 15, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 8, 2025
• Last Verified: September 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Depression; Mental health; Psychotherapy; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Mourning; Terrorist attack; Victimology
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Behavior; Personal Satisfaction; Depression; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Psychological Well-Being; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Investigative Techniques; Epidemiologic Methods; Data Collection; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Public Health; Environment and Public Health; Surveys and Questionnaires
• Other Study ID Numbers: NI18012J; 2017-A01382-51 (Other Identifier: ID-RCB)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No