New questionnaire aims to measure PTSD's hidden toll on Kids' daily lives
NCT ID NCT07368166
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new questionnaire called PTSD-iMPACT to see how well it measures the ways PTSD can interfere with daily life in children and adolescents. Researchers will include 1,200 participants from Switzerland and Germany, both those with and without PTSD symptoms. The goal is to create a reliable tool that can help doctors and families better understand and support young people struggling with the effects of trauma.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Clinical sample: As far as possible, every patient and/or caregiver who visits the participating clinical institutions or medical settings in Switzerland and Germany for the first time (inpatient or outpatient) will be invited to participate in the study. Non-clinical sample: Data of students (all German-speaking cantons) and caregivers of kindergartners (all German-speaking cantons) and students (all German-speaking cantons) will be collected.
- Ages
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7 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Clinical population Inclusion Criteria: * Use of (mental) health services at a participating study center. * Children and adolescents between 7 and 18 years / caregivers of children and adolescents between 3 and 18 years * Sufficient knowledge of the German language * Signed consent form (7-18 years: patient and caregiver; 3-6 years: caregivers) Exclusion Criteria: * Children and adolescents under 7 or over 18 years / caregivers of children and adolescents under 3 or over 18 years * Not sufficient knowledge of the German language * No signed consent form (7-18 years: patient and/or caregiver; 3-6 years: caregivers) Non-clinical population Only recruited in Switzerland. Inclusion Criteria: * Students between 3rd grade and 18 years / caregivers of kindergarteners and students up until 18 years * Sufficient knowledge of the German language Exclusion Criteria: * Students 2nd grade or lower and over 18 years / caregivers of children not yet in Kindergarten and students over 18 years * No sufficient knowledge of the German language
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
11 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cantonal Hospital Winterthur
RECRUITINGWinterthur, Switzerland
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services Thurgau
RECRUITINGFrauenfeld, Switzerland
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Ulm University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGUlm, Germany
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Kinder- und Jugendlichen-Psychotherapie-Ambulanz (KJ-PAM) Marburg
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMarburg, Germany
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Lehrstuhl für Klinische Psychologie und Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapie, Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEichstätt, Germany
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Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBamberg, Germany
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Traumaambulanz, Universitätsklinikum Aachen
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGAachen, Germany
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University Children's Hospital Zurich
RECRUITINGZurich, 8008, Switzerland
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Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOldenburg, Germany
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Zentrum für Psychotherapie Bodensee (apb)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKonstanz, Germany
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• Parent-Child Consultation 0-5 of The Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services St. Gallen
RECRUITINGSankt Gallen, Switzerland
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