Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD) symptoms, Acute psychological distress (anxiety, fear, stress), emotional dysregulation and impaired well-being in conflict-affected adolescents, mental health impacts of chronic trauma and armed conflict in Gaza Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention (VR-assisted CBT) or control (CBT-only) group using a computer-generated block randomization scheme, stratified by gender to ensure balanced
Sponsors
University of California, San Diego
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents aged 12-18 years 2. Clinical or subclinical PTSD symptoms 3. Residing in the Gaza refugee camps 4. Consent and assent obtained 5. Able to commit to sessions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Active psychosis 2. Severe developmental delay 3. Physical impairments affecting VR use 4. Currently undergoing other psychological interventions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PTSD symptoms measured using the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) at baseline, 6 weeks (post-intervention), and 14 weeks (2-month follow-up) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress) measured via the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21, Arabic version) at baseline and post-intervention (6 weeks) 2. Treatment satisfaction assessed with the Treatment Satisfaction Scale at post-intervention only (6 weeks) | — |
Countries
Palestine, State of
Contacts
Public ContactRawan Iriqat
Outcome results
None listed