Prevention of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Soldiers
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Soldiers in conflict or former conflict regions deployed in peace-keeping missions were and are often exposed to multiple traumatic events and situations in which they are forced to engage in violent behavior. The Preventive Narrative Exposure Therapy (Pre-NET) aims to reinforce resilience thereby reducing the risk of developing or aggravating PTSD or other mental disorders as a result of traumatic experiences. The effective prevention of mental disorders as a result of war deployment is expected to facilitate reintegration in civil life after deployment and reduce uncontrolled violence.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for phase_2
Started Nov 2012
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 13, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 20, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2015
CompletedJune 4, 2015
June 1, 2015
2 months
November 13, 2012
June 2, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Severity of traumatic symptoms measured via the Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Scale-Interview (PSS-I)
15 months
Extend of appetitive aggression via the Appetitive Aggressions Scale (AAS)
15 months
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Severity of depressive symptoms measured via the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
15 months
Strength of suicidal ideation measured via the MINI
15 months
Physical health complains
15 months
Study Arms (2)
Preventive Narrative Exposure Therapy
EXPERIMENTALTreatment with Pre-NET before deployment in peace-keeping mission
No treatment control
NO INTERVENTIONInterventions
During Pre-NET the client, with the assistance of the therapist, constructs a chronological narrative of his whole life with a focus on exposure to traumatic stress. Empathic understanding, active listening, congruency and unconditional positive regard are key components of the therapist's behavior who asks in detail for emotions, cognitions, sensory information, and physiological reactions, linking them to an autobiographical context. During two sessions a chronological overview of the whole life with a focus on traumatic events is developed and the most important traumatic experiences are processed.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Exposure to traumatic experiences derived from expert interviews with scores of the Traumatic Life Event List for War and Torture
- Soldiers are part of the Burundian army and of the joint African Union and United Nations peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM)
You may not qualify if:
- Current use of mind altering drugs
- Psychotic symptoms
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Konstanzlead
- The Volkswagen Foundationcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Burundian Army (FDN)
Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie Province, Burundi
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Dipl.-Psych.
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 13, 2012
First Posted
November 20, 2012
Study Start
November 1, 2012
Primary Completion
January 1, 2013
Study Completion
April 1, 2015
Last Updated
June 4, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-06