Effectiveness of Narrative Exposure Therapy Among Refugee Children and Adolescents

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-11-30

Study Completion Date

2018-04-30

Brief Summary

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This study aims to understand how war trauma affects children's and adolescents' memory functions and mental health, and whether Narrative Exposure Therapy is effective in enhancing optimal memory functions and alleviating mental health problems. The study analyzes the mental health and cognitive and emotional healing mechanisms of therapeutic intervention among war-affected children and adolescents.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Narrative Exposure Therapy Treatment as Usual

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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Narrative Exposure Therapy

For the intervention group receiving Narrative Exposure Therapy treatment, the intervention will last for approximately three months and include 10-12 weekly sessions of 60-90 minutes. The course of the intervention will follow the NET manual (Schauer et al., 2011).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Narrative Exposure Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as Usual

For the TAU control group, participants will receive the usual care for posttraumatic stress symptoms currently offered by each unit.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Treatment as Usual

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Narrative Exposure Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as Usual

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 9-17 years old
* has spent some part of her/his life living in a country where organized violence was taking place, or at a refugee camp
* suffers from significant stress symptoms thought be trauma-related