Treatment Effects of Narrative Exposure Therapy

NCT00660439 | Unknown Phase 2

• 1 other identifier: NET 40
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study compares Narrative Exposure Therapy with a Waiting list control group, both consists of traumatized patients with diagnosed Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. The main aim is to investigate if the patients psychiatric symptoms and levels of the stress hormone cortisol will improve more after Narrative Exposure Therapy than the Waiting list (i.e. no intervention).

Conditions

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Keywords

PTSD

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Psychiatric symptoms

  1 and 6 months after treatment

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Cortisol in saliva

  1 and 6 months after treatment

Study Arms (2)

A

EXPERIMENTAL

Treatment group, receives Narrative Exposure Therapy immediately after first assessment. Patients are assessed 1 and 6 months after treatment.

Behavioral: Narrative Exposure Therapy

B

NO INTERVENTION

Waiting list control group, receives no intervention for 3 months after first assessment. A second assessment is then administered and patients receives Narrative Exposure Therapy. Patients are assessed 1 and 6 months after treatment.

Interventions

Narrative Exposure Therapy BEHAVIORAL

Psychological treatment, with narration of positive and traumatic events in patients history, including "in vivo" exposure of traumatic events. The narrative is written down by the therapist.

Also known as: NET

A

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Age above 18 years
• Understands, speaks and writes Norwegian
• Informed, written consent

You may not qualify if:

• Active psychosis
• Active suicidality
• Serious self mutilation
• Active alcohol or drug abuse
• Serious dissociative symptoms
• Disease in nervous system or head injury
• Hormonal disease
• Pregnancy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Bergen: lead
• Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Western Norway Violence and Traumatic Stress Resource Centre

Bergen, 5021, Norway

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Anne Marita Milde, PhD

  University of Bergen

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Tove S. Nordling, Cand Psychol

CONTACT

+47 55976691; tsno@helse-bergen.no

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 10, 2008
• First Posted: April 17, 2008
• Study Start: May 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2009
• Study Completion: November 1, 2010
• Last Updated: April 17, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-04

Locations

NO (1)