Yoga Breath Program and Client-Centered Exposure for Relief of PTSD in Tsunami Victims - Tabular View

Tracking Information

First Received Date ^ICMJE

February 8, 2006

Last Updated Date

May 2, 2007

Start Date ^ICMJE

June 2005

Primary Completion Date

Current Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

That the BWS course and TIR will provide significant reduction in scores on the PCL-C, a standardized measure of PTSD symptoms. [ Time Frame: improvement in PCL-C scores will occur in one week and persist for the duration of the study: 6 months ]
That the BWS course and TIR will provide significant relief from clinical depression as measured on BDI. [ Time Frame: Improvement in scores on BDI will occur in one week and persist for 6 months ]

Original Primary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

That the BWS course and TIR will provide significant relief from PTSD.
That the BWS course and TIR will provide significant relief from clinical depression.

Change History

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Current Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Original Secondary Outcome Measures ^ICMJE

Descriptive Information

Brief Title ^ICMJE

Yoga Breath Program and Client-Centered Exposure for Relief of PTSD in Tsunami Victims

Official Title ^ICMJE

Controlled Trial of Yoga Breath Based Group Intervention and Client-Centered Exposure Treatment for Relief of Traumatic Stress and Depression in Tsunami Victims

Brief Summary

Study hypothesis: that a standardized course of Eastern practices (Breath Water Sound Course -BWS) will significantly relieve PTSD and depression in tsunami victims. Further, that a client-centered exposure treatment (Traumatic Incident Reduction- TIR) would provide additional, significant relief of PTSD and depression in tsunami victims.

180 tsunami victims in Southern India will be divided into three groups: those that only receive BWS course, those that receive the BWS course and TIR and a wait-list control. They will be pretested with the PCL-17 (PTSD scale), the Beck Depression Inventory and the General Health Questionaire. These scales will also be administered post-service as well as five weeks post pre-testing and at three and six month intervals.

Detailed Description

Study Phase

Phase III

Study Type ^ICMJE

Interventional

Study Design ^ICMJE

Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment

Condition ^ICMJE

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Depression

Intervention ^ICMJE

Behavioral: Breath Water Sound Course and Traumatic Incident Reduction

Study Arms / Comparison Groups

Publications *

* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.

Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ^ICMJE

Completed

Enrollment ^ICMJE

180

Completion Date

December 2005

Primary Completion Date

Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

Tsunami witness, tsunami victim, and/or lost loved one or property.
Ages 18-70
Willing to participate for the entire length of this research study.

Exclusion Criteria:

Drug addiction, notwithstanding alcohol or tobacco.
Schizophrenia or other severe pre-existing mental illness
Severe physical disability or illness that would prevent study completion.

Gender

Both

Ages

18 Years to 70 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Contacts ^ICMJE

Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects

Location Countries ^ICMJE

Administrative Information

NCT ID ^ICMJE

NCT00290225

Responsible Party

Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE

VSCIAHVNIMHANS

Study Sponsor ^ICMJE

Victim Services Center, Miami

Collaborators ^ICMJE

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, India
India: Art of Living Foundation
India: International Association for Human Values

Investigators ^ICMJE

Principal Investigator:	Vedamurthy Achar, Ph.D.	National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, India
Principal Investigator:	Teresa Descilo, MSW	Victim Services Center, Miami
Study Director:	R. Damodoran, MA	International Association for Human Values

Information Provided By

Victim Services Center, Miami

Verification Date

May 2007

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