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

NCT00564317 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2007-11-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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.

Conditions

  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

KIDNET

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

BEHAVIORAL

Meditation/Relaxation

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • NGO vivo e.V.

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • GTZ-German Technical Cooperation, Germany

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • European Refugee Fund

    collaborator OTHER

  • German Research Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Konstanz

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brigitte Rockstroh, Prof Dr · University of Konstanz

  • Elisabeth Schauer, MA/MPH · University of Konstanz

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
11 Years
Max Age
15 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-09-30
Completion
2006-01-31

Countries

  • Sri Lanka

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