Stress Reduction in Middle Eastern Refugees

Wayne State University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Narrative Exposure Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01288690

WSU082810B3F

Details and patient eligibility

About

This interventional, randomized controlled study tests the effects of a a brief psychological intervention (Narrative Exposure Therapy) against a wait list control group among refugees who have experienced trauma and have some symptoms of PTSD.

Enrollment: 63 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Refugees from the Middle East, and possible from Africa, who have experienced conflict-related trauma, have symptoms of PTSD, and speak either Arabic or English

Exclusion criteria

• Currently received exposure therapy for PTSD
• Planning to leave area in next 4 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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63 participants in 2 patient groups

Wait List Control

No Intervention group

Description:

This condition is a wait-list control and receives no intervention during the study period, but is offered treatment after the final assessment.

Narrative Exposure Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this condition receive 3 sessions of Narrative Exposure Therapy

Treatment:

Behavioral: Narrative Exposure Therapy