Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
PTSD, Depression, Suicidality, trauma-focussed treatment, KIDNET, Narrative Exposure Therapy for Children, Meditation, Relaxation, War
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of KIDNET versus a Meditation/Relaxation protocol in treating traumatized children when applied by locally trained teacher counsellors as well as the effectiveness and adequacy of such a treatment in a south-asian war affected stayee child community.
Detailed description
Outcome measures include PTSD symptom score, Depression score, Suicidal ideation and related functioning measures (including school grades)
Interventions
BEHAVIORALKIDNET
Narrative Exposure Therapy for Children - a short term intervention for the treatment of trauma after war, organized violence, torture, abuse and other detrimental life events
BEHAVIORALMeditation/Relaxation
a protocol of traditional/local meditation and relaxation exercises, such as breathing meditation, chanting, body relaxation
Sponsors
NGO vivo e.V.
GTZ-German Technical Cooperation, Germany
European Refugee Fund
German Research Foundation
University of Konstanz
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
11 Years to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* all children with PTSD Diagnosis from six surveyed schools in Vallikamam/Jaffna educational zones age range 11-15
Exclusion criteria
* none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| PTSD-Symptoms according to CAPS-CA (DSM-IV) | pre-test, 5-months, 14-months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression score & Suicidality according to M.I.N.I. KID A and B | pre-test, 5-months, 14-months |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Outcome results
None listed