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NCT Number: NCT00820391

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Mental Disorders Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Age range

8 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

KIDNET

Behavioral

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-Relaxation

Behavioral

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

Primary outcomes

  1. 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

  1. Functioning, Somatic Problems, School grades

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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Konstanz

Other

Collaborators

  • Ein Herz für Kinder
  • GTZ-German Technical Cooperation, rmany
  • German Research Foundation
  • NGO vivo e.V.

Registry information

Official study title

KIDNET vs Meditation/Relaxation - a Dissemination Randomized Controlled Treatment Trial for Children in Sri Lanka Traumatized by the War and the Tsunami

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2005
Study completion
2005
First posted
Jan 12, 2009
Registry last updated
Jan 12, 2009

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