Yoga Breath Program and Client-Centered Exposure for Relief of PTSD in Tsunami Victims

NCT00290225 | Completed Phase 3

• 1 other identifier: VSCIAHVNIMHANS
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 180
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Study hypothesis: that a standardized course of Eastern practices (Breath Water Sound Course -BWS) will significantly relieve PTSD and depression in tsunami victims. Further, that a client-centered exposure treatment (Traumatic Incident Reduction- TIR) would provide additional, significant relief of PTSD and depression in tsunami victims. 180 tsunami victims in Southern India will be divided into three groups: those that only receive BWS course, those that receive the BWS course and TIR and a wait-list control. They will be pretested with the PCL-17 (PTSD scale), the Beck Depression Inventory and the General Health Questionaire. These scales will also be administered post-service as well as five weeks post pre-testing and at three and six month intervals.

Conditions

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Depression

Keywords

Posttraumatic stress disorder; depression; disaster mental health; yoga; Breathwork; exposure treatments

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• That the BWS course and TIR will provide significant reduction in scores on the PCL-C, a standardized measure of PTSD symptoms.

  improvement in PCL-C scores will occur in one week and persist for the duration of the study: 6 months

• That the BWS course and TIR will provide significant relief from clinical depression as measured on BDI.

  Improvement in scores on BDI will occur in one week and persist for 6 months

Interventions

Breath Water Sound Course and Traumatic Incident Reduction BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Tsunami witness, tsunami victim, and/or lost loved one or property.
• Ages 18-70
• Willing to participate for the entire length of this research study.

You may not qualify if:

• Drug addiction, notwithstanding alcohol or tobacco.
• Schizophrenia or other severe pre-existing mental illness
• Severe physical disability or illness that would prevent study completion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Victim Services Center, Miami: lead
• National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, India: collaborator
• The Art of Living Foundation: collaborator
• India: International Association for Human Values: collaborator

Related Publications (2)

• Brown RP, Gerbarg PL. Sudarshan Kriya Yogic breathing in the treatment of stress, anxiety, and depression. Part II--clinical applications and guidelines. J Altern Complement Med. 2005 Aug;11(4):711-7. doi: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.711.

  PMID: 16131297 BACKGROUND

• Brown RP, Gerbarg PL. Sudarshan Kriya yogic breathing in the treatment of stress, anxiety, and depression: part I-neurophysiologic model. J Altern Complement Med. 2005 Feb;11(1):189-201. doi: 10.1089/acm.2005.11.189.

  PMID: 15750381 BACKGROUND

Related Links

• International Association for Human Values
• Related research to the BWS intervention

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Vedamurthy Achar, Ph.D.

  National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Teresa Descilo, MSW

  Victim Services Center, Miami

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• R. Damodoran, MA

  International Association for Human Values

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 3
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 8, 2006
• First Posted: February 10, 2006
• Study Start: June 1, 2005
• Study Completion: December 1, 2005
• Last Updated: May 3, 2007

Record last verified: 2007-05