NETfacts: A trauma-informed community approach to encounter the cycles of violence

NETfacts: A trauma-informed community approach to encounter the cycles of violence - NETfacts

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00015745

Enrollment

1070

Registered

2018-11-06

Start date

2018-09-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Social and clinical factors accelerating the cycles of violence: trauma-related disorders, aggression, acknowledgement and stimatization of survivors. Attitudes towards survivors, avoidance of trauma-specific facts at individual and societal levels.

Interventions

Group 1: NETfacts: Ongoing provision of NET and delivery of a 3 to 4-week trauma-informed community intervention. The latter includes: Development of a community lifeline in a meeting with community m

session 2 and 3). Development of anti-violent action schemes as positive events of the future (session 4). Group 2: Control: treatment as usual (may include national and international stabilisation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

16 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Geographically close to Goma (reachable within hours), about 500 community members

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Logistically inaccessible, active fighting

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Social: Reduction of violence during the last 3 months assessment at baseline and 3 and 6 months later and if possible after 5 years (Threats to Human Life Scale, THL, Köbach et al., unpublished). Clinical. Number of individuals seeking NET (accumulated cases until baseline, after the intervention and 3 and 6 months later as well as 5 years later if possible).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
General disapproval: subscale of the Social Acknowledgement Questionnaire (SAQ, Märker & Müller, 2004). Attitudes Towards Survivors Scale (ATSS; Ferdowsian et al., 2016). Acceptance of rape myths: short version of the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (IRMAS; Paynes et al., 1999). Readiness to rehabilitate bonds to former combatants: adapted Social Reconstruction Scale (SoRS-21; Ajidokovic et al., 2011). Mental health: severity of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSD Symptom Scale Interview – 5; Foa & Capaldi, 2013), shame (Shame Variability Questionnaire, SVQ; Brown et al., unpublished), depression (Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ; Krönke et al., 2003), and appetitive aggression in former combatants (Appetitive Aggression Scale, AAS; Weierstall & Elbert, 2011). Assessment at baseline, post intervention and 3 and 6 months follow up, if possible after 5 years.	—

Measure

Time frame

General disapproval: subscale of the Social Acknowledgement Questionnaire (SAQ, Märker & Müller, 2004). Attitudes Towards Survivors Scale (ATSS; Ferdowsian et al., 2016). Acceptance of rape myths: short version of the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (IRMAS; Paynes et al., 1999). Readiness to rehabilitate bonds to former combatants: adapted Social Reconstruction Scale (SoRS-21; Ajidokovic et al., 2011). Mental health: severity of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSD Symptom Scale Interview – 5; Foa & Capaldi, 2013), shame (Shame Variability Questionnaire, SVQ; Brown et al., unpublished), depression (Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ; Krönke et al., 2003), and appetitive aggression in former combatants (Appetitive Aggression Scale, AAS; Weierstall & Elbert, 2011). Assessment at baseline, post intervention and 3 and 6 months follow up, if possible after 5 years.

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Countries

Congo - Kinshasa

Contacts

Public ContactAmani Chibashimba

Universität Konstanz / vivo international

amani.chibashimba@uni-konstanz.de

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026