Narrative Exposure Therapy for Adults With an Intellectual Disability

NCT ID: NCT06934109

Last Updated: 2025-04-18

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 12 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-12-03
• Study Completion Date: 2026-02-28

Brief Summary

The goal of this naturalistic single case series design is to investigate if an adapted Narrative Exposure Therapy protocol can be effective, is feasible, and acceptable for adults with a mile learning disability.

Participants will be complete three baseline sessions before taking part in Narrative Exposure Therapy using a manual that has been adapted for people with a learning disability. Trauma symptoms will be measured weekly using the Impact of Events scale adapted for intellectual disabilities. The person's carer will also complete an informant scale related to these symptoms (LANTS-IV). The client will also complete the CORE-LD at pre, and post therapy. Six weeks after the end of the intervention, the client and their carer will be invited to a feedback session to talk about how they found the intervention.

Conditions

Trauma, Psychological; Learning Disability; PTSD; Intellectual Disability, Mild

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Narrative Exposure Therapy treatment

All participants within the trial will receive narrative exposure therapy and be within the treatment arm.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)

Intervention Type: OTHER

NET is a psychological talking therapy that has been designed for people who have experienced multiple and prolonged traumatic experiences. It is typically 12-sessions, involving first a psychoeducation session, then laying a lifeline where stones are lain to represent traumatic events, and flowers positive life events. The following sessions the person is asked to talk through their life, going into detail on the traumatic memories that they have experienced.

Interventions

Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)

NET is a psychological talking therapy that has been designed for people who have experienced multiple and prolonged traumatic experiences. It is typically 12-sessions, involving first a psychoeducation session, then laying a lifeline where stones are lain to represent traumatic events, and flowers positive life events. The following sessions the person is asked to talk through their life, going into detail on the traumatic memories that they have experienced.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18 and over
• Meet the criteria for having a mild ID as assessed by a clinical psychologist within the team
• English speaking
• Have capacity to consent
• The participant must be experiencing trauma related stress as assessed by themselves, the clinical psychologist and the research team
• Be able to travel to one of the therapy sites
• Carer participant must have ability to reflect and comment on the trauma related stress experienced by the client participant
• Carer must also be 18 years old or older and be English speaking.
• Carer must have known participant for 1 year or more.

Exclusion Criteria

• They are substance dependent
• They are currently receiving another trauma-focused intervention
• Currently an inpatient
• Carers excluded if they lack capacity to consent to take part in research

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Nottingham

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Thomas Schroder

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Nottingham

Locations

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottingham, , United Kingdom

Countries

United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

24042

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id