Yoga Breath Program and Client-Centered Exposure for Relief of PTSD in Tsunami Victims

Controlled Trial of Yoga Breath Based Group Intervention and Client-Centered Exposure Treatment for Relief of Traumatic Stress and Depression in Tsunami Victims

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00290225

Enrollment

180

Registered

2006-02-10

Start date

2005-06-30

Completion date

2005-12-31

Last updated

2007-05-03

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Conditions

Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Keywords

Posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, disaster mental health, yoga, Breathwork, exposure treatments

Brief summary

Study hypothesis: that a standardized course of Eastern practices (Breath Water Sound Course -BWS) will significantly relieve PTSD and depression in tsunami victims. Further, that a client-centered exposure treatment (Traumatic Incident Reduction- TIR) would provide additional, significant relief of PTSD and depression in tsunami victims. 180 tsunami victims in Southern India will be divided into three groups: those that only receive BWS course, those that receive the BWS course and TIR and a wait-list control. They will be pretested with the PCL-17 (PTSD scale), the Beck Depression Inventory and the General Health Questionaire. These scales will also be administered post-service as well as five weeks post pre-testing and at three and six month intervals.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALBreath Water Sound Course and Traumatic Incident Reduction

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Tsunami witness, tsunami victim, and/or lost loved one or property. 2. Ages 18-70 3. Willing to participate for the entire length of this research study.

Exclusion criteria

1. Drug addiction, notwithstanding alcohol or tobacco. 2. Schizophrenia or other severe pre-existing mental illness 3. Severe physical disability or illness that would prevent study completion.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
That the BWS course and TIR will provide significant reduction in scores on the PCL-C, a standardized measure of PTSD symptoms.	improvement in PCL-C scores will occur in one week and persist for the duration of the study: 6 months
That the BWS course and TIR will provide significant relief from clinical depression as measured on BDI.	Improvement in scores on BDI will occur in one week and persist for 6 months

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026