Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSDNCT07302984
Mind-body Skills Groups for War-Related Trauma in Adolescents in Gaza
A study testing Mind-Body Skills Groups in people with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD, run by The Center for Mind-Body Medicine at 1 site in Palestinian Territories.
Trial 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. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 11 to 17 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
- What is being tested?
- Mind-Body Skills Groups
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 120 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePalestinian Territories
- Study dates
- 26 Dec 2025to Mar 2026
- Phase
- Interventional
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 11 to 17 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Who may be able to join
- 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).
Who cannot join
- former psychotherapy or medication to treat mental disorders
- having significant cognitive impairment.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Palestinian Territories1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
Deir al-Balah, P920
Jamil A Atti, PhD, +972 (8) 288 8359, jatti@cmbm.org
Jamil A Atti, PhD
About this study
Official title: Mind-body Skills Groups for the Treatment of War-Related Trauma in Adolescents in Gaza: A Randomized Controlled Study
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:
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- 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.
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
- Being tested
- Mind-Body Skills Groups
- Keywords
- meditation, guided imagery, PTSD, mind-body medicine, adolescents
- Medical subject headings
- Combat Disorders, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Mind-Body Skills GroupsBehavioural
Small group intervention consisting of guided imagery, slow deep breathing, autogenic training, drawings, and active techniques.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Mind-Body Skills Groups | Experimental | Not described Receives: Behavioral: Mind-Body Skills Groups |
| Wait List Control | No intervention | Not described |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Child Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale - 5
Self-report Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptom scale with scores from 0 to 80. Higher scores indicate worse outcomes.
Measured: Before first group session, 2 weeks, 2 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
Youth Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17
Assessment of Psychosocial Functioning with score range 0 - 34. Higher scores indicate worse outcomes.
Measured: Before first group session, 2 weeks, 2 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Dec 2025
- Study start26 Dec 2025
- Primary completionMar 2026 (estimated)
- Study completionMar 2026 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSDStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Americares
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Jamil Abdel Atti, The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
- Investigators
- Julie K. Staples, PhD, Study director, The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07302984
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- GT-CMBM-003
- Status last verified
- Dec 2025
- First submitted
- 7 Dec 2025
- Last updated
- 30 Dec 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: All de-identified individual patient data
Publications
Staples JK, Abdel Atti JA, Gordon JS. Mind-body skills groups for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression symptoms in Palestinian children and adolescents in Gaza. Int J Stress Manag. 2011; 18(3): 246-262. doi:/10.1037/trm0000081