NCT07302984

Mind-body Skills Groups for War-Related Trauma in Adolescents in Gaza

Mind-body Skills Groups for the Treatment of War-Related Trauma in Adolescents in Gaza: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The Center for Mind-Body Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 11 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if mind-body skills groups can reduce posttraumatic stress disorder and emotional and behavioral problems in war-traumatized adolescents in Gaza. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Do mind-body skills groups reduce posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in war-traumatized adolescents in Gaza? * Do mind-body skills groups reduce emotional and behavioral problems in war-traumatized adolescents in Gaza? Researchers will compare the results of adolescents who do not attend mind-body skills groups to adolescents who attend mind-body skills groups see if those who attend groups have less posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and emotional and behavioral problems. Participants will: * Be screened to determine whether they qualify to be in the study * If they qualify, they will attend 5 mind-body skills group sessions (if they are not in the control group) * Fill out research packets before the first session, after the last session, and at 2-month follow-up.

Conditions

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mind-Body Skills Groups	Small group intervention consisting of guided imagery, slow deep breathing, autogenic training, drawings, and active techniques.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-12-26
• Primary completion: 2026-03-01
• Completion: 2026-03-01
• First posted: 2025-12-24
• Last updated: 2025-12-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Palestinian Territories