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NCT number NCT01696578
Other study ID # RCTF5S2P4D1
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received September 25, 2012
Last updated April 23, 2014
Start date January 2012
Est. completion date April 2014

Study information

Verified date April 2014
Source Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Ethical Professional Board, Ministry of Health:Kosovo
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will measure the effects of biofeedback supported cognitive behavioral therapy (BF-CBT) and group physiotherapy intervention in victims of torture and massive violence in Kosovo. The investigators aim to restore physical and psychosocial functioning of the victims of torture and massive violence with available rehabilitation practice and integrate them into the community. It is also our objective to build local knowledge and expertise to apply measurement principles and CBT methods in the Balkan region.


Description:

The primary objective of this project is to contribute to the promotion of evidence-based health intervention which is dealing with the long-term consequences of trauma in the post-conflict Kosovo.

This is the second phase of a series of multi-site case studies. Based on the knowledge generated in the first phase of project in 2007-2009, the investigators conclude that there is a need to continue with health interventions in northern Kosovo among those who are still suffering from the long-term effects of trauma. Many problems need to be addressed, ranging from unemployment and sleep disturbances to a high suicide rate. As our study shows, the situation is frequently complicated by co-morbidity between mental and physical problems, in particular, anger, hatred, severe depression and chronic pain.

At this phase, the investigators aim to provide the available rehabilitation service to the victims of torture and massive violence in northern Kosovo. The investigators undertake an integrated intervention approach; that is a biofeedback supported cognitive-behavioral therapy (BF-CBT), which involves anger management, anxiety and phobia treatment (based on prolong exposure therapy)and a group physiotherapy intervention, which promotes physical fitness and social participation. The ultimate goal of this project is to determine both feasibility and the effectiveness of combined interventions in the countries with limited resources.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 31
Est. completion date April 2014
Est. primary completion date December 2012
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Victims of massive violence from northern Kosovo who reported one or more of the following experiences: 1) torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (TCIDTP); 2) sexual harassment, molestation, rape or insertion of a blunt object into a genital organ and/or the rectum; 3) arrest and detention without warrant or order; or 4) extrajudicial execution of family members, perpetrated by members of law enforcement agency.

- Clinical diagnosis of PTSD and one of following symptoms: depression, anxiety or chronic pain

Exclusion Criteria:

- With mental retardation or significant speech or cognitive impairment that would impede assessments

- With past or present schizophrenia

- With major alcoholic or substance abuse problems

- Having recently undergone chemotherapy or chemo-radiotherapy for cancer or will have these therapy within following 6 months,

- Having had any CBT in the past three years

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
BF-CBT and group physiotherapy
Multivitamin+10 individual therapy sessions (BF-CBT) and 10 group therapy sessions (physical exercises) on a weekly basis

Locations

Country Name City State
Kosovo Kosova Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims Pristina

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims Kosova Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Kosovo, 

References & Publications (3)

Wang SJ, Pacolli S, Rushiti F, Rexhaj B, Modvig J. Survivors of war in the Northern Kosovo (II): baseline clinical and functional assessment and lasting effects on the health of a vulnerable population. Confl Health. 2010 Sep 21;4:16. doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-4-16. — View Citation

Wang SJ, Rushiti F, Sejdiu X, Pacolli S, Gashi B, Salihu F, Modvig J. Survivors of war in northern Kosovo (III): The role of anger and hatred in pain and PTSD and their interactive effects on career outcome, quality of sleep and suicide ideation. Confl Health. 2012 Jul 30;6(1):4. doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-6-4. — View Citation

Wang SJ, Salihu M, Rushiti F, Bala L, Modvig J. Survivors of the war in the Northern Kosovo: violence exposure, risk factors and public health effects of an ethnic conflict. Confl Health. 2010 May 28;4:11. doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-4-11. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Change of reporting sleep disorder from baseline at 3 and 6 months 0-3-6 months No
Other Change of reporting suicide ideation from baseline at 3 and 6 months 0-3-6 months No
Primary Change of depression symptom from baseline at 3 and 6 months 0-3-6 months No
Primary Change of anxiety symptom from baseline at 3 and 6 months 0-3-6 months No
Primary Change of chronic pain symptom from baseline at 3 and 6 months 0-3-6 months No
Primary Change of anger from baseline at 3 and 6 months 0-3-6 months No
Primary Change of PTSD symptom from baseline at 3 and 6 months 0-3-6 months No
Secondary Change of disability scale from baseline at 3 and 6 months 0-3-6 months No
Secondary Change of hand-grip strength from baseline at 3 and 6 months 0-3-6 months No
Secondary Change of standing balance from baseline at 3 and 6 months 0-3-6 months No
Secondary Change of BMI from baseline at 3 and 6 months 0-3-6 months No
Secondary Change of heart rate variability from baseline at 3 and 6 months 0-3-6 months Yes
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