RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07302984

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


Sponsor

The Center for Mind-Body Medicine

Enrollment

120 participants

Start Date

Dec 26, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

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.


Eligibility

Min Age: 11 YearsMax Age: 17 Years

Inclusion Criteria3

  • being 11-17 years old and living in Gaza
  • having experienced a political violence or war-related criterion A stressor
  • meeting the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-(DSM-5-TR) criteria for PTSD according to the screening cut-off score on the Child PTSD Symptom Scale-5 (CPSS-5).

Exclusion Criteria2

  • former psychotherapy or medication to treat mental disorders
  • having significant cognitive impairment.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMind-Body Skills Groups

Small group intervention consisting of guided imagery, slow deep breathing, autogenic training, drawings, and active techniques.


Locations(1)

The Center for Mind-Body Medicine

Deir al-Balah, Palestinian Territories

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