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NCT Number: NCT01729325

Prevention of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Soldiers

Soldiers in conflict or former conflict regions deployed in peace-keeping missions were and are often exposed to multiple traumatic events and situations in which they are forced to engage in violent behavior. The Preventive Narrative Exposure Therapy (Pre-NET) aims to reinforce resilience thereby reducing the risk of developing or aggravating PTSD or other mental disorders as a result of traumatic experiences. The effective prevention of mental disorders as a result of war deployment is expected to facilitate reintegration in civil life after deployment and reduce uncontrolled violence.

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Key information

Conditions

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Aberrant Motor Behavior in Dementia Aggression Aggressive Behavior Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Mental Disorders Social Behavior Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Age range

20 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Burundian Army (FDN)

Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie Province, Burundi

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Exposure to traumatic experiences derived from expert interviews with scores of the Traumatic Life Event List for War and Torture
  • Soldiers are part of the Burundian army and of the joint African Union and United Nations peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM)

Exclusion criteria

  • Current use of mind altering drugs
  • Psychotic symptoms

Treatment and study plan

Preventive Narrative Exposure Therapy

Behavioral

During Pre-NET the client, with the assistance of the therapist, constructs a chronological narrative of his whole life with a focus on exposure to traumatic stress. Empathic understanding, active listening, congruency and unconditional positive regard are key components of the therapist's behavior who asks in detail for emotions, cognitions, sensory information, and physiological reactions, linking them to an autobiographical context. During two sessions a chronological overview of the whole life with a focus on traumatic events is developed and the most important traumatic experiences are processed.

Primary outcomes

  1. Severity of traumatic symptoms measured via the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Scale-Interview (PSS-I)

    Time frame: 15 months

  2. Extend of appetitive aggression via the Appetitive Aggressions Scale (AAS)

    Time frame: 15 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Severity of depressive symptoms measured via the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

    Time frame: 15 months

  2. Strength of suicidal ideation measured via the MINI

    Time frame: 15 months

  3. Physical health complains

    Time frame: 15 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Konstanz

Other

Collaborators

  • The Volkswagen Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

Prevention of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Relation to Appetitive Aggression in Burundian Soldiers Deployed in a Peace-keeping Mission in Somalia

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2015
First posted
Nov 20, 2012
Registry last updated
Jun 4, 2015

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