Mind-Body Skills Groups for the Treatment of War-Related Trauma in Adults in Gaza

NCT ID: NCT01595464

Last Updated: 2014-01-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

148 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-03-31

Study Completion Date

2012-10-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to determine whether participation in a mind-body skills program by war-traumatized adults in Gaza will result in improvement of posttraumatic stress symptoms and depression, and will increase posttraumatic growth compared to a control group.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Mind-Body Skills Groups

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mind-Body Skills Groups

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Teaching mind-body skills such as meditation, biofeedback, guided imagery, and meditation in a group setting

Control Group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Mind-Body Skills Groups

Teaching mind-body skills such as meditation, biofeedback, guided imagery, and meditation in a group setting

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* having experienced a political violence or war-related criterion A stressor
* meeting the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV TR) criteria for PTSD according to screening scores on the PTSD Checklist- Civilian version

Exclusion Criteria

* former psychosocial or medical treatment for mental health conditions
* significant cognitive impairment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Atlantic Philanthropies

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Center for Mind-Body Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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James S. Gordon, M.D.

Founder and Director

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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James S Gordon, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Center for Mind-Body Medicine

Locations

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The Center for Mind-Body Medicine

Gaza City, Palestine, Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Related Links

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http://www.cmbm.org

The Center for Mind-Body Medicine website

Other Identifiers

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GA-CMBM-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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