Mind-Body Skills Groups for Behavioral and Emotional Problems in War-Traumatized Male Adolescents in Gaza

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

115 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-01-31

Study Completion Date

2017-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether war-traumatize male adolescents with behavioral and emotional problems who participate in mind-body skills groups will have improvement in behavioral and emotional problems, aggression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, compared to a wait list control group.

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Detailed Description

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Mind-body skills incorporate meditation, guided imagery, breathing techniques, autogenic training, biofeedback, genograms, and self-expression through words, drawings, and movement in a small group setting. These groups have been used in war-traumatize populations in Kosovo, Gaza and the United States. This study will be investigating the effect of the mind-body skills groups on boys with behavioral and emotional problem at a high school in Gaza to determine if there is improvement in behavioral and emotional problems, aggression, and posttraumatic stress disorder. The results will be compared to a control high school with boys who will not be attending mind-body skills groups and who have experienced similar levels of trauma and also have behavioral and emotional problems.

The mind-body skills groups will be held for 2 hours once a week for 10 weeks and then once a month for 10 months. Measures will be taken at baseline, after the 10 week mind-body skills group program and again at 10 month follow-up.

Conditions

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Problem Behavior Aggression 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

Mind-body skills groups will be administered for 2 hours once a week for 10 weeks and then once a month for 10 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mind-Body Skills Groups

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Mind-Body Skills groups consist of small groups of about 8-10 participants who learn and practice meditation, guided imagery, breathing techniques, autogenic training, biofeedback, genograms, and self-expression through words, drawings, and movement.

Wait List Control

No intervention will be administered. Students will have the opportunity to receive the intervention at the end of the study.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Mind-Body Skills Groups

Mind-Body Skills groups consist of small groups of about 8-10 participants who learn and practice meditation, guided imagery, breathing techniques, autogenic training, biofeedback, genograms, and self-expression through words, drawings, and movement.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Criteria for eligibility for the study will include having a baseline self-reported score of 18 points or higher on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire which indicates high to very high levels of emotional and behavioral problems