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The Effect of Narrative Exposure Therapy Intervention on Post-traumatic Stress Dissorder and Personal Recovery in Refugees and Asylum Seekers of Sindiane Programme

NCT05407337 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2024-08-09

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Summary

Displaced people, like refugees or asylum seekers, have high rate of potentially traumatic events. PTSD is one of the most common psychiatric trouble in this population. It requires specialized support and psychosocial program. Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), a german psychotherapy, was developed in the 2000 to specifically treat psycho-trauma in this population. It is brief, effective on complex trauma and can be delivered by trained non-caregivers. All published randomized studies have conclued that NET is effetive, but there are still insifficient numbers to make recomendations. To our knowledge, NET has never been tested in France. In Marseille, SINDIANE is a community support and program for refugees and asylum seekers. Many workshops led by peer workers are offered to increase empowerment of beneficiaries and hel them to recover. The development of a NET workshop would make it possible to combine community support and specific and validated psychotherapy. Through this study, the investigators hypothesize that tratment of PTSD with NET in the community-based SINDIANE program decrease symptoms of PTSD.

Conditions

  • Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Psychotherapy using Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)

There are four NET sessions, each lasting thirty minutes and defined in advance on a weekly basis. The first session is the one where the person concerned will establish his/her "Life Line" and start his/her life story with the peer mediator. The second and third session will be the one where the person will continue his life story. Each session will begin with the mediator reading the story from the previous session, with the person concerned modifying the story if they wish. The fourth session will also start with the reading of the story from the previous session and will finish the story if necessary. It will also be the occasion to give the printed story to the person concerned at the end of the session and have it signed by the mediator and the patient. To prevent a possible risk of decompensation of the subject during the session, there will be a psychiatrist on site at the time of the NET to be available if the patient needs it.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • François CREMIEUX · Assistance Publique Hôpitaux Marseille

  • Clotilde IZABELLE, Dr · Assistance Publique Hôpitaux Marseille

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-11-22
Primary Completion
2023-10-23
Completion
2024-04-23

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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