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Treatment Effects of Narrative Exposure Therapy

NCT00660439 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2008-04-17

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Summary

This study compares Narrative Exposure Therapy with a Waiting list control group, both consists of traumatized patients with diagnosed Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. The main aim is to investigate if the patients psychiatric symptoms and levels of the stress hormone cortisol will improve more after Narrative Exposure Therapy than the Waiting list (i.e. no intervention).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Narrative Exposure Therapy

Psychological treatment, with narration of positive and traumatic events in patients history, including "in vivo" exposure of traumatic events. The narrative is written down by the therapist.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Bergen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anne Marita Milde, PhD · University of Bergen

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-05-31
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2010-11-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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