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Treatment of Aggressive Behavior and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

NCT ID: NCT01519193

Last Updated: 2012-11-07

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

42 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-01-31

Study Completion Date

2012-05-31

Brief Summary

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Street children and children of vulnerable families in conflict or former conflict regions are often exposed to multiple traumatic events and situations in which they are forced to engage in violent behavior. The Narrative Exposure Therapy for violent offenders (NETvo) aims to reduce both PTSD symptoms and aggressive behavior. It helps the children to anchor fearful experiences and positive emotions linked to violent behaviour in the past. Additionally, visions for the future are developed in order to foster successful reintegration into society.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Aggressive Behavior Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Keywords

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Aggressive Behavior Appetitive Aggression Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Narrative Exposure Therapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Narrative Exposure Therapy for violent offenders (NETvo)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

During NETvo the client, with the assistance of the therapist, constructs a chronological narrative of his whole life with a focus on exposure to traumatic stress and also on perpetrated violent acts. Empathic understanding, active listening, congruency and unconditional positive regard are key components of the therapist's behavior who asks in detail for emotions, cognitions, sensory information, and physiological reactions, linking them to an autobiographical context. Positive emotions and cognitions reported for violent acts are linked to the respective past. During four sessions the most important traumatic experiences and perpetrated violent acts are processed. In the fifth session plans and ideas for the future are developed to assist the children to reintegrate themselves into society.

No treatment control

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Narrative Exposure Therapy for violent offenders (NETvo)

During NETvo the client, with the assistance of the therapist, constructs a chronological narrative of his whole life with a focus on exposure to traumatic stress and also on perpetrated violent acts. Empathic understanding, active listening, congruency and unconditional positive regard are key components of the therapist's behavior who asks in detail for emotions, cognitions, sensory information, and physiological reactions, linking them to an autobiographical context. Positive emotions and cognitions reported for violent acts are linked to the respective past. During four sessions the most important traumatic experiences and perpetrated violent acts are processed. In the fifth session plans and ideas for the future are developed to assist the children to reintegrate themselves into society.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Positive Emotions concerning aggressive behavior derived from expert interviews with higher Scores of the Appetitive Aggression Scale (AAS)
* children are part of an aid program for reintegration into society

Exclusion Criteria

* current substance dependance or use of antipsychotic drugs
* chronically ill children
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

23 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Konstanz

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anselm Crombach

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Anselm Crombach, Dipl.-Psych.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Constance

Locations

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Fondation Stamm

Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie Province, Burundi

Site Status

Countries

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Burundi

Other Identifiers

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UKCR2011

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id