Clinical trial NCT01731418: NET in Iranian Women Suffering From Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms
Official title: Efficacy of Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) in a Sample of Iranian Women Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Mental Disorders
Domestic Violence
Keywords: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Depression
Intimate Partner violence
Narrative Exposure Therapy
Lead sponsor: University of Konstanz
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
First posted: 2012-11-21
Enrollment: 34
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 16
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The proposed study seeks to investigate to what extent Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) is an effective treatment for the reduction of symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and depression and for the improvement of daily functioning in Iranian women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). In addition, the study seeks to investigate whether NET therapy could lead to the reduction of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) within their marriage.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* being victims of Intimate Partner Violence and seeking help at target clinics in order to reduce their psychological symptoms, currently living together with their partner/husband, meeting the set cut-off point on the PTSD scale according to DSM-IV.

Exclusion Criteria:

* schizophrenia, epilepsy, mental retardation, drug abuse and mal-nourishment

Primary outcomes:
measure: Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS/PSS-I).
timeFrame: Symptoms will be assessed at pre-treatment-point and post-treatment-point (up to 6-month follow-ups)
measure: The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
timeFrame: At pre-treatment-point, post-treatment-point, and 3- and 6-month follow-ups
measure: The Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25)
timeFrame: At pre-treatment-point, post-treatment-point, and 3- and 6-month follow-ups
measure: Perceived Stress Scale-4
timeFrame: At pre-treatment-point, post-treatment-point and 3- and 6-month follow-ups
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Composite Abuse Scale (CAS)
timeFrame: At pre-treatment-point, post-treatment-point, and 3- and 6-month follow-ups
measure: The Work and Social Adjustment Scale (WSAS)
timeFrame: At pre-treatment-point, post-treatment-point and 3- and 6-month follow-ups
measure: The Life Events Checklist
timeFrame: At pre-treatment-point, post-treatment-point and 3- and 6-month follow-ups
measure: Checklist of family violence
timeFrame: At pre-treatment-point, post-treatment-point and 3- and 6-month follow-ups
Other outcomes:
measure: Borderline Symptom List (BSL-23)
timeFrame: At pre-treatment-point, post-treatment-point and 3- and 6-month follow-ups
Locations:
city: Tehran
country: Iran, Islamic Republic of
facility: Mental Health Clinics
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Konstanz
name: Thomas Elbert, Professor
role: STUDY_CHAIR
References:
citation: Hameed M, O'Doherty L, Gilchrist G, Tirado-Munoz J, Taft A, Chondros P, Feder G, Tan M, Hegarty K. Psychological therapies for women who experience intimate partner violence. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jul 1;7(7):CD013017. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013017.pub2.