The Effect of Guided Narrative Technique on Child Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms Related to Teachers' Improper Criticism

NCT05416671 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: GNT for Child PTSS
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 160
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Teachers' improper criticism may lead to posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in children. This cluster randomized controlled trial examined the effect of guided narrative technique (GNT) on child PTSS caused by teachers' improper criticism in school settings.

Conditions

Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms

Keywords

Children; Teachers' Improper Criticism; Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms; Expressive Writing; Psychological Intervention; Guided Narrative Technique

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• change from baseline child posttraumatic stress symptoms at posttreatment

  Foa et al.,(2018) revised the Self-Rating Scale for Symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Children (CPSS-5-SR), with Cronbach's α reliability coefficient of 0.78. Cpss-5-SR is a 27-item self-reporting measure. Symptom items were scored on a 5-point scale, ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (almost always).

  1 week

• change from baseline child posttraumatic stress symptoms at follow-up

  Foa et al.,(2018) revised the Self-Rating Scale for Symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Children (CPSS-5-SR), with Cronbach's α reliability coefficient of 0.78. Cpss-5-SR is a 27-item self-reporting measure. Symptom items were scored on a 5-point scale, ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (almost always).

  6 months

Study Arms (2)

Treatment group

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: guided narrative technique-writing

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

guided narrative technique-writing BEHAVIORAL

The experimental group underwent the psychological intervention of guided narrative technique-writing with the theme of teacher criticism for 20 to 30 minutes once a day for three consecutive days.

Treatment group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 13 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• th grade students
• years old
• with the ability to read and write

You may not qualify if:

• younger than 7 years old or older than 13 years old
• having psychotic disorders

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Peking University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Peking University

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Location

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 30, 2022
• First Posted: June 13, 2022
• Study Start: May 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2020
• Study Completion: June 1, 2021
• Last Updated: June 13, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-06

Locations

CN (1)