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University of Konstanz |
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Information provided by: | University of Konstanz |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00893750 |
More than 300,000 children are fighting in armed conflicts all over the world. In Uganda an estimated number of 25,000 children have been abducted and forced to fight or work as porters and sex slaves on the side of the rebels during the conflict between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Ugandan government. Each year, thousands of former child soldiers have returned to their communities after they had fled or were freed from the rebels. It is well known that a high percentage of these youths are suffering from mental health problems. This could be one of the possible reasons why they are facing difficulties to reintegrate into their communities. The main aim of the proposed project is two-fold. On the one hand, the investigators want to systematically explore the relationship between mental health and important variables for reintegration into the communities like aggression, hostility, feelings of revenge, compromises and conflict behaviour and readiness for reconciliation in formerly abducted and other vulnerable youth (orphans, child mothers and handicapped youths) in Northern Uganda. On the other hand, the investigators want to probe the efficacy of existing and newly developed interventions for formerly abducted and other vulnerable youths that are supposed to foster their mental well-being as well as their reintegration into the society and therewith are part of the long-term prevention of new conflicts in Northern Uganda.
Condition | Intervention |
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PTSD Depression Aggression |
Behavioral: NET Truth Education Behavioral: Conflict Resolution and Social Competence Skills Behavioral: Traditional Ways of Coping |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Effects of Trauma-Therapy and Truth Education, Conflict Resolution and Social Skills Trainings and Traditional Ways of Coping in Northern Uganda |
Estimated Enrollment: | 600 |
Study Start Date: | May 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | May 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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NET Truth Education: Experimental |
Behavioral: NET Truth Education
Individual Narrative Exposure and Truth Education in Groups
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Conflict Resolution Trainings: Experimental |
Behavioral: Conflict Resolution and Social Competence Skills
Conflict Resolution and Social Competence Skills in Groups
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Traditional Methods: Experimental |
Behavioral: Traditional Ways of Coping
Methods Collected by Local Teachers to Help Vulnerable Children and Youths in Northern Uganda
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years to 30 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Contact: Martina Ruf, Phd | +49 (0) 7531 88 ext 4705 | Martina.Ruf@uni-konstanz.de |
Contact: Thomas Elbert, Prof. Dr. | +49 (0) 7531 88 ext 4609 | Thomas.Elbert@uni-konstanz.de |
Uganda | |
Vivo | Recruiting |
Gulu & Kitgum, Uganda | |
Contact: Martina Ruf +49 (0) 7531 88 ext 4705 Martina.Ruf@uni-konstanz.de | |
Contact: Nina Winkler +49 (0) 7531 88 ext 4630 nina.winkler@uni-konstanz.de | |
Principal Investigator: Nina Winkler, MA | |
Principal Investigator: Martina Ruf | |
Principal Investigator: Thomas Elbert |
Responsible Party: | University of Konstanz ( Prof. Dr. Thomas Elbert ) |
Study ID Numbers: | NE1390/2.1_UKon |
Study First Received: | May 4, 2009 |
Last Updated: | May 5, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00893750 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Germany: Ethics Commission |
Vulnerable Youths in Northern Uganda Formerly Abducted Children Reintegration and Reconciliation Trauma Treatment |
Narrative Exposure Therapy Reconciliation Revenge Feelings |
Depression Wounds and Injuries Aggression Depressive Disorder Behavioral Symptoms |
Depression Aggression Behavioral Symptoms |