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

University of Konstanz

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: KIDNET; Behavioral: Meditation/Relaxation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00564317

mb/19.10.05

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

Outcome measures include PTSD symptom score, Depression score, Suicidal ideation and related functioning measures (including school grades)

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 11 to 15 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• all children with PTSD Diagnosis from six surveyed schools in Vallikamam/Jaffna educational zones age range 11-15

Exclusion criteria

• none

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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48 participants in 4 patient groups

1 KIDNET

Experimental group

Description:

Narrative Exposure Therapy for Children

Treatment:

Behavioral: KIDNET

2 Meditation/Relaxation

Experimental group

Description:

mixed Meditation/Relaxation Protocol

Treatment:

Behavioral: Meditation/Relaxation

3 KIDNET + Meditation/Relaxation

Experimental group

Description:

KIDNET according to protocol, waiting time of 5 months, then Meditation/Relaxation according to protocol

Treatment:

Behavioral: Meditation/Relaxation

Behavioral: KIDNET

4 Meditation/Relaxation + KIDNET

Experimental group

Description:

Med/Relax according to protocol, 5 months waiting time, KIDNET according to protocol

Treatment:

Behavioral: Meditation/Relaxation

Behavioral: KIDNET