Efficacy of Narrative Exposure Therapy versus treatment as usual in a sample of trauma survivors who live under ongoing threat: a randomized controlled trial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Efficacy of Narrative Exposure Therapy versus treatment as usual in a sample of trauma survivors who live under ongoing threat: a randomized controlled trial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - NET in Brazil

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00017843

Enrollment

Registered

2019-09-24

Start date

2019-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F43.1 F33.0

Interventions

Group 1: Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET). NET will be delivered in 8-12 individual sessions of 90-120 minutes each in length by Brazilian NET therapists. The initial session involves the construction

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: PTSD diagnosis according to DSM-5 and living in one of the favelas in Rio de Janeiro

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Neuropsychiatric symptoms, acute psychotic symptoms, other neurological disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD; DSM 5) assessed with the Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Scale - Interview version according to DSM 5 (Foa and Capaldi, 2013)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Depression (PHQ - 9; Krönke & Spitzer, 2002), Dissociation (ShutD, Schalinski et al. 2015), Substanzmissbrauch / Medikamente (ASSIST, WHO), Functionality (Mundt et al., 2002)	—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactFernanda Serpeloni

FIOCRUZ

fernanda.serpeloni@fiocruz.br+5521979449491

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 23, 2026