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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN25172408
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Efficacy of a school-based psychosocial intervention to deal with the psychosocial impact of armed conflict on school-aged children in Indonesia
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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N/A
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Study hypothesis
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A psychosocial school-based program is capable of reducing conflict-related psychosocial symptoms, and increasing children's strength to deal with armed-conflict related psychosocial difficulties
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Ethics approval
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Ongoing at ethical review board of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam as of 09/06/06
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Study design
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Cluster randomisation of schools to intervention (structured school-based psychosocial program) or waitlist condition (receiving treatment after the research)
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Countries of recruitment
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Indonesia
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Multiple impact of armed conflict on psychosocial wellbeing (post-traumatic stress disorder)
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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Children screened for exposure to traumatic events, post-traumatic stress symptoms or depressive anxiety symptoms, with the use of symptom checklists
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Serious psychopathology and psychiatric disorders (mutism, retardation, psychotic symptoms) or incapability to function in a group (conduct disorders, harming others), as judged by local psychosocial counsellors
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Anticipated start date
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15/03/2006
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Anticipated end date
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31/05/2007
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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110 per treatment arm (10 selected groups); total 240 children
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Interventions
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Classroom-based structured, manualized psychosocial intervention, called the class-room based intervention (CBI), as designed by the Center for Trauma Psychology (Boston, Massachusetts) versus the waitlist condition.
The CBI entails a 15-session program that encompasses working with the trauma narrative, creative techniques (drama, music), and specifically designed games. The waitlist condition simply entails the provision of treatment after the research is finished.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depressive symptoms
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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1. Anxiety
2. Aggression
3. Daily functioning
4. Social support
5. Sociometric measurements (sociogram)
6. Coping
7. Family functioning
8. Hope
9. School functioning (grades, absenteeism)
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Sources of funding
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Plan International (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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Results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18698064
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Contact name
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Prof
Joop
de Jong
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Address
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c/o HealthNet TPO
Tolstraat 127
1074 VJ
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City/town
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Amsterdam
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Zip/Postcode
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1074 VJ
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Country
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Netherlands
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Tel
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+31 (0)20 6200005
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Fax
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+31 (0)20 4223534
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Email
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jdejong@healthnettpo.org
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Sponsor
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HealthNet TPO (The Netherlands)
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Address
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Tolstraat 127
1074 VJ
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City/town
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Amsterdam
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Zip/Postcode
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1074 VJ
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Country
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Netherlands
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Tel
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+31 (0)20 6200005
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Fax
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+31 (0)20 4223534
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Email
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jdejong@healthnettpo.org
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.healthnettpo.org
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Date applied
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09/02/2006
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Last edited
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15/08/2008
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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09/06/2006
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