Effectiveness of Combined Intervention Approaches in the Treatment of Affective Disorders and Chronic Pain in War Victims
CompletedNot applicableNCT01696578
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This study will measure the effects of biofeedback supported cognitive behavioral therapy (BF-CBT) and group physiotherapy intervention in victims of torture and massive violence in Kosovo. The investigators aim to restore physical and psychosocial functioning of the victims of torture and massive violence with available rehabilitation practice and integrate them into the community. It is also our objective to build local knowledge and expertise to apply measurement principles and CBT methods in the Balkan region.
Study details
- Official title
- Effectiveness of Combined Intervention Approaches in the Treatment of Affective Disorders and Chronic Pain in Victims of Torture and Massive Violence in Kosovo: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: BF-CBT and group physiotherapy
- Sponsor
- Rehabilitation and Research Centre for Torture Victims
- Collaborators
- Kosova Rehabilitation Centre for Torture Victims
- Start date
- 2012-01
- Primary completion
- 2012-12
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Kosovo
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Victims of massive violence from northern Kosovo who reported one or more of the following experiences: 1) torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (TCIDTP); 2) sexual harassment, molestation, rape or insertion of a blunt object into a genital organ and/or the rectum; 3) arrest and detention without warrant or order; or 4) extrajudicial execution of family members, perpetrated by members of law enforcement agency. * Clinical diagnosis of PTSD and one of following symptoms: depression, anxiety or chronic pain Exclusion Criteria: * With mental retardation or significant speech or cognitive impairment that would impede assessments * With past or present schizophrenia * With major alcoholic or substance abuse problems * Having recently undergone chemotherapy or chemo-radiotherapy for cancer or will have these therapy within following 6 months, * Having had any CBT in the past three years
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01696578