NCT01483261

An RCT of Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Sexually Exploited, War-affected Girls in the DRC

Is Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Effective in Reducing Post-traumatic Stress and Psychosocial Distress Among Sexually Exploited, War-affected Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Queen's University, Belfast · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 10 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To date, no RCT has examined the efficacy of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Sexually Exploited, War Affected Adolescent Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study seeks to fill this gap by designing, implementing and testing such an intervention using both an intervention and waiting list control group.

Conditions

• Post-traumatic Stress Symptoms
• Psychosocial Distress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy	15 sessions of manualised, culturally modified trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-05-01
• Primary completion: 2011-09-01
• Completion: 2011-11-01
• First posted: 2011-12-01
• Last updated: 2011-12-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Republic of the Congo