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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: PTSD; Depression; Aggression
• Interventions: Behavioral: NET Truth Education; Behavioral: Conflict Resolution and Social Competence Skills; Behavioral: Traditional Ways of Coping

• Registration Number: NCT00893750
• Lead Sponsor: University of Konstanz

Brief Summary

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-05
• Study First Submitted: 2009-05-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-05-05
• Study First Posted: 2009-05-06
• Status Verified: 2010-06
• Primary Completion: 2010-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 2010-07-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
NET Truth Education	NET Truth Education	-
Conflict Resolution Trainings	Conflict Resolution and Social Competence Skills	-
Traditional Methods	Traditional Ways of Coping	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PTSD Symptoms and Functional Level	6-months and 12-months follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Aggression Reconciliation Re-Integration Conflict and Compromise Behaviour	6-months and 12-months follow-up

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Vivo; 🇺🇬 Gulu & Kitgum, Uganda