Movement Sonification as an add-on to Immediate Post-event Psychotherapeutic Intervention in the Management of Acute Stress Disorder: a Feasibility and Acceptability Study

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

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Study summary

Natural disasters, conflicts, persecution, population displacement, often traumatic migration experiences, and terrorist attacks are all factors that currently expose a significant proportion of the world's population to potentially traumatic events (PTEs). When a person is exposed to a PTE, symptoms of acute stress disorder (ASD) may occur in the immediate aftermath of the PTB, i.e., within the month following the event. These symptoms are dominated by dissociation, which includes depersonalization, i.e., the feeling of being disconnected from one's body. Managing these symptoms can prevent the subsequent onset of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a serious illness and public health concern. The recommended treatment combines an immediate post-event psychotherapeutic intervention (IPPI) and, where appropriate, medication with anxiolytics from the antihistamine class or antipsychotics

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Evaluate the feasibility of movement sonification in association with IPPI in the treatment of ESA. — 6 weeks
  Success rate, defined as an individual adherence rate of at least two sessions completed with movement sonification out of the three sessions planned.

Trial sites (1)

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