Randomized Control Trial of Group Intervention With Former War-affected Boys in the Democratic Republic of Congo
NCT ID: NCT01494831
Last Updated: 2012-01-18
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE2
58 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-05-31
2011-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Former child soldiers and war affected 'street boys' (aged 13-17) in eastern DRC, will be screened for symptoms of psychological distress and then randomly assigned to either a treatment group or a waiting-list control. The treatment groups will receive a 15-session manualised, culturally-adapted, TF-CBT intervention. This includes psycho-education, relaxation, affect modulation, cognitive processing and constructing a trauma narrative. After treatment and post-testing, the waiting-list controls then begin their intervention.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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TF-CBT
TF-CBT
15 sessions of group-based, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy
Waiting List control
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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TF-CBT
15 sessions of group-based, trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Psychosis
* Inability to speak Swahili, French or English
13 Years
17 Years
MALE
Yes
Sponsors
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Queen's University, Belfast
OTHER
Responsible Party
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John McMullen
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Harry Dr Rafferty
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Queens University Belfast
References
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McMullen J, O'Callaghan P, Shannon C, Black A, Eakin J. Group trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy with former child soldiers and other war-affected boys in the DR Congo: a randomised controlled trial. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2013 Nov;54(11):1231-41. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12094. Epub 2013 Jun 6.
Other Identifiers
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PREC23
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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