Mind-Body Skills Groups for Behavioral and Emotional Problems in War-Traumatized Male Adolescents in Gaza

NCT02671487 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: GT-CMBM-002
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 115
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether war-traumatize male adolescents with behavioral and emotional problems who participate in mind-body skills groups will have improvement in behavioral and emotional problems, aggression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, compared to a wait list control group.

Conditions

Problem Behavior; Aggression; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Keywords

Problem Behavior; Aggression; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Adolescents

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

  The 25 item Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) measures behavioral and emotional function. These 25 items are divided into 5 subscales: emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems, and prosocial behavior. The SDQ is scored on a 3 point Likert-type scale with the responses "not true, "somewhat true", and "certainly true". Total SDQ scores include all the subscales except the prosocial scale.

  Change from Baseline to the end of the 10 week program (Post)

• Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

  The 25 item Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) measures behavioral and emotional function. These 25 items are divided into 5 subscales: emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems, and prosocial behavior. The SDQ is scored on a 3 point Likert-type scale with the responses "not true, "somewhat true", and "certainly true". Total SDQ scores include all the subscales except the prosocial scale.

  Change from the end of the 10 week program (Post) to 10 month-follow up

• Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

  The 25 item Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) measures behavioral and emotional function. These 25 items are divided into 5 subscales: emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems, and prosocial behavior. The SDQ is scored on a 3 point Likert-type scale with the responses "not true, "somewhat true", and "certainly true". Total SDQ scores include all the subscales except the prosocial scale.

  Change from Baseline to 10 month follow-up after the program ends

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• The Aggression Questionnaire

  Change from Baseline to the end of the 10 week program (Post)

• The Aggression Questionnaire

  Change from the end of the 10 week program (Post) to 10 month-follow up

• The Aggression Questionnaire

  Change from Baseline to 10 month follow-up after the program ends

• PTSD Checklist-5

  Change from Baseline to the end of the 10 week program (Post)

• PTSD Checklist-5

  Change from the end of the 10 week program (Post) to 10 month-follow up

Study Arms (2)

Mind-Body Skills Groups

EXPERIMENTAL

Mind-body skills groups will be administered for 2 hours once a week for 10 weeks and then once a month for 10 months.

Behavioral: Mind-Body Skills Groups

Wait List Control

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention will be administered. Students will have the opportunity to receive the intervention at the end of the study.

Interventions

Mind-Body Skills Groups BEHAVIORAL

Mind-Body Skills groups consist of small groups of about 8-10 participants who learn and practice meditation, guided imagery, breathing techniques, autogenic training, biofeedback, genograms, and self-expression through words, drawings, and movement.

Mind-Body Skills Groups

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Criteria for eligibility for the study will include having a baseline self-reported score of 18 points or higher on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire which indicates high to very high levels of emotional and behavioral problems

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Center for Mind-Body Medicine: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Center for Mind-Body Medicine

Gaza, Remal Area, Al Hasham Building, Palestinian Territories

Location

Related Links

• The Center for Mind-Body Medicine Website

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Problem Behavior; Aggression; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Child Behavior; Aberrant Motor Behavior in Dementia; Social Behavior; Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Jamil A Atti, MS

  The Center for Mind-Body Medicine

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Director

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 26, 2016
• First Posted: February 2, 2016
• Study Start: January 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2017
• Study Completion: March 1, 2017
• Last Updated: July 18, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-07

Locations

PA (1)