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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
Brigham Young University UNICEF |
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Information provided by: | Brigham Young University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00480480 |
Context: This is the first multi-site randomized controlled study of the effectiveness of a group treatment for war-exposed adolescents delivered in-country within a public school system.
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a trauma/grief-focused group treatment program in reducing symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and traumatic grief in war-exposed Bosnian youths attending 10 secondary schools located in Central Bosnia.
Condition | Intervention |
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Depression Grief (Traumatic Grief and Existential Grief) |
Behavioral: Trauma and Grief Component Therapy for Adolescents (Group Version) |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Long-Term Post- War Adjustment in Bosnian Adolescents, Their Parents and Teachers |
Enrollment: | 144 |
Study Start Date: | September 2000 |
Study Completion Date: | October 2001 |
Design: A randomized controlled trial conducted during the 2000-2001 school year, with 4-month follow-up, compared group treatment to a psychoeducation/skill-based school milieu intervention.
Setting and Participants: Students attending 10 Bosnian secondary schools exposed to severe trauma, traumatic loss, and severe adversity, reporting severe persisting symptoms of PTSD, depression, or traumatic grief, and functional impairment.
Intervention: Students were randomly assigned to either 17-session Trauma and Grief Component Therapy (n=71), or a school milieu intervention (n=73), both conducted by trained school counselors.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 14 Years to 19 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Study ID Numbers: | A-261 ASB |
Study First Received: | May 30, 2007 |
Last Updated: | May 30, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00480480 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Trauma Grief Depression Adolescent War Group |
Therapy Treatment Intervention School Development |
Depression Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Mood Disorders Wounds and Injuries |
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Depressive Disorder Stress Disorders, Traumatic Behavioral Symptoms |
Depression Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders Mood Disorders |
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Depressive Disorder Stress Disorders, Traumatic Behavioral Symptoms |