Prevention of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Soldiers

University of Konstanz

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Aggressive Behavior; Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Treatments: Behavioral: Preventive Narrative Exposure Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01729325

UKULBUSO2012

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 118 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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118 participants in 2 patient groups

Preventive Narrative Exposure Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Treatment with Pre-NET before deployment in peace-keeping mission

Treatment:

Behavioral: Preventive Narrative Exposure Therapy

No treatment control

No Intervention group