Treatment of Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Displaced People in Switzerland

NANot yet recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

288

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2025

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2030

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2031

Conditions
Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Emotion regulation module of Enhanced Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation combined with Narrative Exposure Therapy (ESTAIR/NET)

ESTAIR is a psychotherapeutic manual for the treatment of CPTSD. The manual was adapted to our target population. It contains 24 sessions which are organised in four modules, including a module about emotion regulation. This module contains exercises for emotional awareness and emotion regulation with different focuses (on body, thoughts and behaviour).

BEHAVIORAL

Negative self-concept module of Enhanced Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation combined with Narrative Exposure Therapy (ESTAIR/NET)

ESTAIR is a psychotherapeutic manual for the treatment of CPTSD. The manual was adapted to our target population. It contains 24 sessions which are organised in four modules, including a module about negative self-concept. In this module, we tackle topics such as what is the self, thinking about the self through cognitive restructuring, criticism and compassion and the self in relation to others.

BEHAVIORAL

Interpersonal relationships module of Enhanced Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation combined with Narrative Exposure Therapy (ESTAIR/NET)

ESTAIR is a psychotherapeutic manual for the treatment of CPTSD. The manual was adapted to our target population. It contains 24 sessions which are organised in four modules, including a module about interpersonal relationships. This module includes exercises to understand relationship patterns, increasing assertiveness, practicing assertiveness, and managing power.

BEHAVIORAL

Narrative exposure therapy module of Enhanced Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation combined with Narrative Exposure Therapy (ESTAIR/NET)

"ESTAIR is a psychotherapeutic manual for the treatment of CPTSD. It contains 24 sessions which are organised in four modules. The manual was adapted to our target population. In this context, the module modified prolonged exposure was replaced with Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET). NET is a standardised approach for the treatment of PTSD that has been tested across diverse social and cultural contexts. In this intervention, patients and therapists elaborate together a chronological timeline (called the lifeline) of patient's life and the traumatic events, using a rope, stones for traumatic events, and flowers for positive events. Thereafter, the traumatic events are discussed in detail, one in each session. At the end of each session, patients receive a written form of these narrations, co-signed by patient and the therapist."

Trial Locations (6)

1003

Association Appartenances, Lausanne

3084

SRK Ambulatorium für Folter- und Kriegsopfer, Wabern

4051

UPK Transkulturelle Ambulanz, Basel

4410

Psychiatrie Basel-Land, Liestal

5000

Psy4Asyl, Aarau

20097

Centra, Hamburg

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Eva Heim

OTHER

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