KIDNET Versus Meditation/Relaxation - a Dissemination RCTT for Children in Sri Lanka Traumatized by the War and the Tsunami

Phase 3CompletedNCT00820391

University of Konstanz31 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of KIDNET versus a Meditation/Relaxation protocol in treating traumatized children in Sri Lanka when applied by locally trained teacher counsellors.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

KIDNETBEHAVIORAL

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

Meditation-RelaxationBEHAVIORAL

a protocol of traditional/local meditation and relaxation exercises, such as breathing meditation, chanting, body relaxation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 8 YearsMax age: 14 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Children with preliminary PTSD diagnosis (except for time criterion) in the age range of 8 to 14 years living in a specific IDP camp after the Tsunami disaster. Exclusion Criteria: * Mental retardation, psychosis, any neurological disorder

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

PTSD Symptom Severity according to UPID; DSM IV Diagnosis of Posttraumatic Stress disorder

Time frame: pre-treatment, 1 month post, 6 months follow up

Secondary Outcomes

Functioning, Somatic Problems, School grades

Time frame: pre, 1 month post, 6 months follow-up

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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