An interventional study of Narrative Exposure Therapy for Forensic Offender Rehabilitation (FORNET) in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Aggressive Behavior, sponsored by University of Konstanz. Completed at 1 site in Burundi. Open to participants aged 8 Years to 20 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-04-13.
Sponsored by University of Konstanz · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Children either living in the streets of Bujumbara or that are similarly affected by extreme poverty or violence are regularly exposed to traumatic events. Additionally, they often find themselves in situations where engaging in violent behavior appears to be useful or even necessary for survival. The Narrative Exposure Therapy for violent offenders (FORNET) aims to reduce both PTSD symptoms and aggressive behavior. It helps the children to anchor fearful experiences and potential positive emotions linked to violent behaviour in the past. Additionally, visions for the future are developed in order to enable reintegration into the family.
The investigators want to provide evidence, that FORNET effectively reduces PTSD symptoms and ongoing aggressive behavior which in change facilitates reintegration into society.
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This study's enrollment of 19 is below the median of 69 across 2,196 interventional studies indexed under Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic.
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During FORNET, the client, with the assistance of the therapist, constructs a chronological narrative of his or her entire life with a focus on exposure to traumatic stress and committed violence. Empathic understanding, active listening, congruency and unconditional positive regard are key components of the therapist's behavior. The therapist asks in detail for the client's emotions, cognitions, physiological reactions, and sensory informations during traumatic and aggressive events to link them to an autobiographical context, namely time and place. In total the individuals receive 8 sessions of FORNET, every session lasting between 1.5 and 2 hours depending on the needs of the participant.
Behavioral: Narrative Exposure Therapy for Forensic Offender Rehabilitation (FORNET)
FORNET aims to reduce trauma-related symptoms and aggressive behavior via narrative exposure of traumatic and violent life events.
Change of load of traumatic symptoms measured via the UCLA Adolescent PTSD Index (PTSD scale administered by Clinicians)
Time frame: baseline; 5 months follow-up; 9 months follow-up
Change of number of aggressive acts measured via an adaption of the Domestic and Community Violence Checklist
Time frame: baseline; 5 months follow-up; 9 months follow-up
Change of experienced shame measured via the Shame Variability Questionnaire
Time frame: baseline; 5 months follow-up; 9 months follow-up
Plan to share: No
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Ran from Mar 2017 to primary completion in Jan 2018, 10 months.
Of 1,064 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, half reached primary completion within 35 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 17 and three quarters within 53. This study's 10 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 1,092 studies reached it within 34 months; a quarter within 17 and three quarters within 53.
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