Mind-Body Skills Groups for the Treatment of War-Related Trauma in Adults in Gaza

A Randomized Controlled Study of Mind-Body Skills Groups for the Treatment of War-Related Trauma in Adults in Gaza

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01595464

Enrollment

148

Registered

2012-05-10

Start date

2012-03-31

Completion date

2012-10-31

Last updated

2014-01-29

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Conditions

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Brief summary

The objective of this study is to determine whether participation in a mind-body skills program by war-traumatized adults in Gaza will result in improvement of posttraumatic stress symptoms and depression, and will increase posttraumatic growth compared to a control group.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMind-Body Skills Groups

Teaching mind-body skills such as meditation, biofeedback, guided imagery, and meditation in a group setting

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* having experienced a political violence or war-related criterion A stressor * meeting the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV TR) criteria for PTSD according to screening scores on the PTSD Checklist- Civilian version

Exclusion criteria

* former psychosocial or medical treatment for mental health conditions * significant cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version	Change from Baseline (Week 1) at 11 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)	Change from Baseline (Week 1) at 11 weeks
Posttraumatic Growth Inventory	Change from Baseline (Week 1) at 11 weeks

Countries

Israel

Outcome results

None listed

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