Impact of School Based Intervention on Psychosocial Factors Associated With Trauma Among Adolescents

The present study is designed to identifying the post-traumatic stress symptoms in children experiencing some traumatic event and to adapt and apply school based intervention (Support for students exposed to trauma SSET) to students who shows the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Interventional Study
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Support for Students exposed to Trauma Program

Detailed Description

Childhood trauma is a major mental health problem in recent era. Children who experienced sudden trauma have difficulty in learning, poor concentration in schools, and faced emotional and behavioral difficulties (Holt, Finkelhor, Kantor, 2007). Children who have been exposed to traumatic event are at a higher risk of developing psychopathology followed by trauma (Alisic et al.,2014). The present study is designed to identifying the post-traumatic stress symptoms in children experiencing some traumatic event and to adapt and apply school based intervention (Support for students exposed to trauma SSET) to students who shows the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. This school based intervention (SSET) will provides a basis for how students can address overwhelming emotions, can deal with their daily life stressors and proactively learn to address unhelpful or maladaptive cognitions in positive way. This study will help to aware parents and teachers about mental health needs of children and adolescents.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 300
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Nayyab Khurshid; Phone Number: 03005599255; Email: nayyab.khurshid09@gmail.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Dr. Sajida Naz; Phone Number: 03235493535; Email: dr.sajida@fjwu.edu.pk

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Azad Kashmir
    • Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan, 13100
      • Pakistan
      • Contact: Nayyab Khurshid; Phone Number: 03005599255; Email: nayyab.khurshid09@gmail.com
      • Contact: Sajida Naz; Phone Number: 03235493535; Email: dr.sajida@fjwu.edu.pk

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 10 years to 16 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria of the study is:

• meets the cut off score on scale CATS (child and adolescent trauma screen).
• students availability for intervention phase
• age range 10-16 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• students above 16 years and below 10 years will not be included in the study.
• receiving any psychological/Mental health services or taking antidepressants
• Students whose primary problem is child abuse .

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental Group; school students	Behavioral: Support for Students exposed to Trauma Program; Support for students exposed to trauma program (SSET) is a school-based intervention program for students who have been exposed to traumatic events and exhibit signs of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). (Jaycox, Langley, & Dean, 2009; Jaycox, Langley, Stein et al., 2009). SSET is specifically designed for school teachers, school counsellors, and other non-clinical staff. SSET program is a series of 10 structured lessons designed to reduce post-traumatic and depressive symptoms and improve functioning in school children exposed to traumatic events. it includes psycho-education, relaxation, cognitive restructuring, social problems solving and behavioral exposure.
No Intervention: Comparison Group; school students

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Reduction in symptoms of PTSD, psychological distress, behavioral problems and increases resilience and social support of students who have some traumatic exposure	The outcome of this study is to reduces the symptoms of PTSD and psychological distress in students who have some exposure to traumatic event and to increases participants social support and resilience. Participants will be assessed before and after intervention by standardized questionnaires: Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen questionnaire, Revised Children Anxiety and Depression scale, Strength and Difficulty questionnaire, Perceived Social Support Scale, and Youth Resilience Scale.	6 to 8 week sessions

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Fatima Jinnah Women University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): December 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): May 30, 2023
• Study Completion (Anticipated): July 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 20, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 21, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): November 30, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 30, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 21, 2022
• Last Verified: November 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: FJWU

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No