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This research study is designed to investigate the use of a simple cognitive task (a memory cue and 10 minute time gap, followed by playing the computer game "Tetris") for decreasing the number of intrusive memories of trauma among young refugees and asylum seekers. The design is a single case experimental AB design with optional replication (ABAB). Participants will aim to complete a no-intervention phase ('A': baseline phase) of one week followed by a one-week intervention phase ('B'), including a one-session intervention with a researcher comprising the simple cognitive task, followed by instructions to continue to use the technique self-guided in the subsequent week. Follow ups are conducted after each week to monitor the occurrence of intrusive memories of trauma in a pen-and-paper diary. It is predicted that participants will report fewer intrusive memories during the intervention phase than during the preceding baseline phase.


Clinical Trial Description

This research study follows from ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03525158, with a focus on the ABAB design and adding additional questions e.g. on concentration, emotion and functioning, and with the possibility of focusing on 1 intrusive memory at a time with associated distress ratings as part of the procedure. ;


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NCT number NCT03760601
Study type Interventional
Source Karolinska Institutet
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date March 25, 2019
Completion date August 26, 2019

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  Status Clinical Trial Phase
Completed NCT03525158 - A Brief Cognitive Intervention After Intrusive Memories of Trauma With Young Refugees N/A