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Table 2 Phase 2. Feasibility trial with embedded process evaluation and economic evaluation. Study assessments

From: Trauma-specific mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for women with post-traumatic stress disorder and a history of domestic abuse: intervention refinement and a randomised feasibility trial (coMforT study)

Procedures

Initial screening by recruitment site worker

Final screening by study researcher

Baseline assessment by study researcher

6-month follow up by study researcher

Measurement tool

Eligibility assessment

 Age

x

 

x

 

Bespoke socio-demographic questionnaire: age, ethnicity, education, employment, marital status, children, housing, and financial situation

 Speaking and understanding English

x

   

Recruitment site worker’s judgement

 Diagnosed psychosis, bipolar disorder, personality disorder

x

   

Recruitment site case record

 Current psychological therapy

x

   

Recruitment site case record

 Readiness to start mindfulness group or alternative talking therapy on the NHS

x

   

Woman’s own judgement

 Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

 

x

  

The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) [33]

 Current alcohol dependence

 

x

  

The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption (AUDIT-C) [34]

 Current drug dependence

 

x

  

The Drug use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) [35]

 Suicide history

 

x

  

Bespoke questions:

• I made plans to end my life in the last 2 weeks

• I made attempts to end my life in the last 12 months

Trial assessments

 Live events

  

x

 

The Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5) Standard [36]

 Clinically important symptoms of PTSD

  

x

x

The PTSD Checklist for DSM-V (PCL-5) [36]

 Clinically important symptoms of complex PTSD

  

x

x

The International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) [37]

 Depression

  

x

x

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) [38]

 Anxiety

  

x

x

Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) [39]

 Adverse childhood experiences

  

x

 

Brief screening version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire [40]

 Domestic violence and abuse

  

x

x

Composite Abuse Scale Revised-Short Version [41]

 Dissociative symptoms

  

x

x

The Severity of Dissociative Symptoms—Adult (Brief Dissociative Experiences Scale [DES-B]—Modified) [42]

 Self-compassion

  

x

x

Self-Compassion Scale–Short Form (SCS-SF) [43]

Embedded health economic evaluation

 Health related quality of life, women

  

x

x

EQ-5D-5L [44]

 Health-related quality of life, index child

  

x

x

KIDSCREEN-10 Index. Health Questionnaire for Children and Young People. Parent Version [45]

 Resource use

   

x

Bespoke

 Intervention cost

    

Study documentation

Embedded process evaluation

 Qualitative semi-structured interviews with trial participants

   

x

Topic guide about experiences of the trial and interventions (Supplementary file 3)

 Feedback form (intervention arm)

   

x

Bespoke