CAVEAT: An Open-Trial Feasibility Study

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age12-50
SponsorUniversity of Lausanne Hospitals

About this trial

This is an open-clinical trial to study the feasibility of a brief manualized psychotherapy for mothers interpersonal violence-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their very young children ages 1-3 years, entitled: Clinician-Assisted Videofeedback Exposure Approach Therapy (CAVEAT). This project, to be conducted with referred mothers and children to an academic medical center ambulatory care setting, intends to pilot along with the manualized intervention, pre- and post-intervention measures for up to 10 dyads over 2 years.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

French-speaking, biological child living with mother

Disqualifiers

Physical and/or mental handicap that can interfere with participation in play and measures, active psychotic illness or substance abuse

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • CAVEAT

Treatment groups

20 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Lausanne Hospitals

Lead sponsor

Sandra Rusconi Serpa

Collaborator