A preventative programme for victims of violent crime

ISRCTN ISRCTN77561786
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN77561786
Secondary identifying numbers NMH2
Submission date
23/01/2004
Registration date
23/01/2004
Last edited
22/02/2008
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Chris Brewin
Scientific

Subdepartment of Clinical Health Psychology
University College London
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7679 5927
Email c.brewin@ucl.ac.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeQuality of life
Scientific title
Study objectivesWe tested the efficacy of two brief interventions, education and psychological debriefing, designed to prevent adverse psychological reactions to criminal victimisation.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedMental and behavioural disorders: Depression, anxiety, neuroses
Intervention2161 were contacted and 243 replied, of whom 157 were eligible and were randomly assigned either to an education condition, to a psychological debriefing plus education condition, or to an assessment only condition. Education involved providing information about normal post-traumatic reactions. Debriefing involved in-depth probing about events, thoughts and feelings experienced during the crime. 138 participants were followed up at 6 months, and 92 at 11 months.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measurePTSD and depression are the primary outcome measures.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/11/1994
Completion date31/10/1997

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants157
Key inclusion criteriaIndividuals who had been the victims of a violent crime within the past month. Subjects were recruited from police and hospital sources and interviewed in their own homes.
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/11/1994
Date of final enrolment31/10/1997

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Subdepartment of Clinical Health Psychology
London
WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Record Provided by the NHS R&D 'Time-Limited' National Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Government

The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Government

NHS Mental Health National Research and Development Programme (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article Results 01/07/1999 Yes No