Mind-body Skills Groups for War-Related Trauma in Adolescents in Gaza
NCT ID: NCT07302984
Last Updated: 2025-12-24
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
120 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-12-31
2026-03-31
Brief Summary
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The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Do mind-body skills groups reduce posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in war-traumatized adolescents in Gaza?
* Do mind-body skills groups reduce emotional and behavioral problems in war-traumatized adolescents in Gaza?
Researchers will compare the results of adolescents who do not attend mind-body skills groups to adolescents who attend mind-body skills groups see if those who attend groups have less posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and emotional and behavioral problems.
Participants will:
* Be screened to determine whether they qualify to be in the study
* If they qualify, they will attend 5 mind-body skills group sessions (if they are not in the control group)
* Fill out research packets before the first session, after the last session, and at 2-month follow-up.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Mind-Body Skills Groups
Mind-Body Skills Groups
Small group intervention consisting of guided imagery, slow deep breathing, autogenic training, drawings, and active techniques.
Wait List Control
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Mind-Body Skills Groups
Small group intervention consisting of guided imagery, slow deep breathing, autogenic training, drawings, and active techniques.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* having experienced a political violence or war-related criterion A stressor
* meeting the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-(DSM-5-TR) criteria for PTSD according to the screening cut-off score on the Child PTSD Symptom Scale-5 (CPSS-5).
Exclusion Criteria
* having significant cognitive impairment.
11 Years
17 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Americares
OTHER
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Jamil Abdel Atti
Country Director
Principal Investigators
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Julie K. Staples, PhD
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Locations
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The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Deir al-Balah, , Palestinian Territories
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Jamil A Atti, PhD
Role: primary
References
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Staples JK, Abdel Atti JA, Gordon JS. Mind-body skills groups for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms in Palestinian children and adolescents in Gaza. Int J Stress Manag. 2011; 18(3): 246-262. doi:/10.1037/trm0000081
Related Links
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The organization's website
Other Identifiers
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GT-CMBM-003
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id