The efficacy of Narrative Exposure Therapy for Children (KIDNET) as a treatment for traumatized young refugees versus treatment as usual: study protocol for a multi-center randomized controlled trial (YOURTREAT)

Wilker, Sarah; Catani, Claudia; Wittmann, Jasmin; Preusse, Melissa; Schmidt, Telja; May, Theodor; Ertl, Verena; Doering, Bettina; Rosner, Rita; Zindler, Areej; Neuner, Frank

doi:10.1186/s13063-020-4127-4

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Table 1 Results of a systematic literature search in MEDLINE on 16 February 2018

From: The efficacy of Narrative Exposure Therapy for Children (KIDNET) as a treatment for traumatized young refugees versus treatment as usual: study protocol for a multi-center randomized controlled trial (YOURTREAT)

Study	Population	Treatment	Control	Findings
Dawson et al. 2017 [17]	Indonesian children, 7–14 years, screened for PTSD	Individual tf-CBT	Problem-solving	Significant reduction of PTSD in both groups
Ooi et al. 2016 [18]	War-affected child migrants in Australia, 10–17 years, screened for PTSD, only individuals with mild to moderate PTSD symptoms included	TRT (CBT based, in group)	Waiting list	No effect on PTSD symptoms
Betancourt et al. 2014 [19]	Sierra Leone youth, 14–24 years, screened for distress, not for PTSD	CBT based, no trauma focus	Waiting list	No effect on PTSD symptoms
Tol et al. 2014 [20]	Burundi children, 8–17 years, no specific screening	School-based intervention, no trauma focus	Waiting list	No effect on PTSD symptoms
McMullen et al. 2013 [21]	Boys in Congo, 13–17 years, screened for war exposure	tf-CBT in group	Waiting list	Significant effect on PTSD symptoms
O’Callaghan et al., 2013 [22]	Girls in Congo, 12–17 years, screened for sexual violence	tf-CBT in group	Waiting list	Significant effect on PTSD symptoms
Tol et al., 2012 [23]	Children in Sri Lanka, 9–12 years, no specific screening	School-based intervention, no trauma focus	Waiting list	No effect on PTSD symptoms
Qouta et al., 2012 [24]	Children in Palestine, 10–13 years, no specific screening	School-based intervention, no trauma focus	Waiting list	Only overall effect on PTSD symptoms
Ertl et al., 2011 [25]	Former child soldiers in Uganda, 12–25 years, with PTSD	NET	Waiting list, academic counseling	Significant reduction of PTSD symptoms, superiority of NET
Ruf et al. 2010 [26]	Refugee children in Germany, 7–16 years, with PTSD	NET	Waiting list	Significant reduction of PTSD symptoms, superiority of NET
Catani et al. 2009 [27]	Sri Lankan children after war and tsunami, 8–14 years, with PTSD	NET	Meditation	Significant reduction of PTSD in both groups
Layne et al. 2008 [28]	Bosnian children and youth, 13–19 years, with major PTSD symptoms	Trauma-focused school-based intervention	Psychoeducation and skills	Reduction of PTSD in both groups, Superiority of trauma-focus

We used the keywords (“warfare”[MeSH Terms] OR “warfare”[All Fields] OR “war”[All Fields]) AND (“child”[MeSH Terms] OR “child”[All Fields] OR “children”[All Fields]) AND (“stress disorders, post-traumatic”[MeSH Terms] OR (“stress”[All Fields] AND “disorders”[All Fields] AND “post-traumatic”[All Fields]) OR “post-traumatic stress disorders”[All Fields] OR “ptsd”[All Fields]) AND (“random allocation”[MeSH Terms] OR (“random”[All Fields] AND “allocation”[All Fields]) OR “random allocation”[All Fields] OR “randomized”[All Fields])
Abbreviations: CBT cognitive behavior therapy, NET Narrative Exposure Therapy, PTSD post-traumatic stress disorder, tf-CBT trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy, TRT Teaching Recovery Techniques

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