Status:

COMPLETED

Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Kosovar High School Students Using Mind-Body Skills Groups

Lead Sponsor:

The Center for Mind-Body Medicine

Conditions:

Stress Disorders, Post-traumatic

Eligibility:

All Genders

14-19 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the participation in a group program which includes meditation, biofeedback, drawings, autogenic training, genograms, and a variety of movement and br...

Detailed Description

The objective of this study is to determine whether participation in a group program incorporating mind-body techniques decreases symptoms of posttraumatic stress in adolescents. Students will be scre...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Students having posttraumatic stress (PTSD) as defined according to a scoring algorithm of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire previously described by the Harvard Refugee Trauma group and used in a Kosovar Albanian population. This definition of PTSD requires a score of 3 or 4, on a Likert scale of 1-4, on at least one of the four of the reexperiencing symptoms (Criterion B), at least 3 of the 7 avoidance and numbing symptoms (Criterion C), and at least 2 of the 5 arousal symptoms (Criterion D) in addition to exposure to a traumatic event (Criterion A).

Exclusion

  • No specific exclusion criteria. Students having PTSD symptoms as defined above may participate in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2005

Estimated Enrollment :

82 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00136357

Start Date

August 1 2004

End Date

May 1 2005

Last Update

February 16 2015

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Jeta e Re High School

Suhareka, Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia