Trauma and Truth Interventions (NET) Versus Conflict Resolution and Social Skills Trainings for Vulnerable Youths in Northern Uganda

June 30, 2010 updated by: University of Konstanz

Effects of Trauma-Therapy and Truth Education, Conflict Resolution and Social Skills Trainings and Traditional Ways of Coping in Northern Uganda

More than 300,000 children are fighting in armed conflicts all over the world. In Uganda an estimated number of 25,000 children have been abducted and forced to fight or work as porters and sex slaves on the side of the rebels during the conflict between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Ugandan government. Each year, thousands of former child soldiers have returned to their communities after they had fled or were freed from the rebels. It is well known that a high percentage of these youths are suffering from mental health problems. This could be one of the possible reasons why they are facing difficulties to reintegrate into their communities.

The main aim of the proposed project is two-fold. On the one hand, the investigators want to systematically explore the relationship between mental health and important variables for reintegration into the communities like aggression, hostility, feelings of revenge, compromises and conflict behaviour and readiness for reconciliation in formerly abducted and other vulnerable youth (orphans, child mothers and handicapped youths) in Northern Uganda. On the other hand, the investigators want to probe the efficacy of existing and newly developed interventions for formerly abducted and other vulnerable youths that are supposed to foster their mental well-being as well as their reintegration into the society and therewith are part of the long-term prevention of new conflicts in Northern Uganda.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

600

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Uganda
      • Gulu & Kitgum, Uganda
        • Vivo

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

12 years to 30 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • for individual NET Treatment: PTSD diagnosis
  • for group interventions: all youths in the selected vocational training centres will be included

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: NET Truth Education
Behavioral: NET Truth Education
Individual Narrative Exposure and Truth Education in Groups
Experimental: Conflict Resolution Trainings
Behavioral: Conflict Resolution and Social Competence Skills
Conflict Resolution and Social Competence Skills in Groups
Experimental: Traditional Methods
Behavioral: Traditional Ways of Coping
Methods Collected by Local Teachers to Help Vulnerable Children and Youths in Northern Uganda

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
PTSD Symptoms and Functional Level
Time Frame: 6-months and 12-months follow-up
6-months and 12-months follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Aggression Reconciliation Re-Integration Conflict and Compromise Behaviour
Time Frame: 6-months and 12-months follow-up
6-months and 12-months follow-up

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Konstanz

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 4, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 5, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

May 6, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 1, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 30, 2010

Last Verified

June 1, 2010

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • NE1390/2.1_UKon

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