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The Efficacy of KIDNET in the Treatment of Traumatized Refugee Children in Germany

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators: University of Konstanz
European Refugee Fund
German Research Foundation
Information provided by: University of Konstanz
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00559000
  Purpose

The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of KIDNET in treating traumatized refugee children in Germany


Condition Intervention Phase
PTSD
 Behavioral: KIDNET
 Phase III

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Study Type:   Interventional
Study Design:   Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Investigator), Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:   The Efficacy of KIDNET in the Treatment of Traumatized Refugee Children in Germany

Further study details as provided by University of Konstanz:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • PTSD-Symptoms according to the UCLA Child PTSD INDEX [ Time Frame: 1-month, 6-months, 12-months ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Cognitive Performance according to SPM, CPM, Rey-Figure-Test, d2; Other mental health disorders according to M.I.N.I.-KID [ Time Frame: 6-months, 12-months ]

Enrollment:   25
Study Start Date:   December 2003
Study Completion Date:   April 2006

Arms Assigned Interventions
Waitinglist Control: No Intervention
KIDNET: Experimental Behavioral: KIDNET
Narrative Exposure Therapy for Children

  Eligibility
Ages Eligible for Study:   7 Years to 16 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • refugee children
  • age range: 7-16
  • PTSD-Diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • none
  Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00559000

Locations
Germany
University of Konstanz, Research and Outpatient Clinic for Refugees    
      Reichenau-Lindenbühl, Germany, D-78479

Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Konstanz
European Refugee Fund
German Research Foundation

Investigators
Principal Investigator:     Thomas Elbert, Prof. Dr.     University of Konstanz    
Principal Investigator:     Martina Ruf, Dipl.-Psych.     University of Konstanz    
  More Information


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Study ID Numbers:   mb
First Received:   November 15, 2007
Last Updated:   November 15, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:   NCT00559000
Health Authority:   Germany: Ethics Commission

Keywords provided by University of Konstanz:
PTSD  
Children  
trauma-focused Treatment  
KIDNET  
Narrative Exposure Therapy for Children  

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Wounds and Injuries

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