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
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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:
Read more
- 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
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 30 Dec 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Mind-body Skills Groups for the Treatment of War-Related Trauma in Adolescents in Gaza: A Randomized Controlled Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07302984
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- GT-CMBM-003
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
- Keywords
- meditation, guided imagery, PTSD, mind-body medicine, adolescents
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 120 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- The Center for Mind-Body MedicineUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Americares
- Study start
- 26 Dec 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Mar 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Mar 2026 (estimated)
- First posted
- 24 Dec 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
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.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Mind-Body Skills Groups | Experimental | Behavioral: Mind-Body Skills Groups |
| Wait List Control | No intervention | – |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 11 to 17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- 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).
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- former psychotherapy or medication to treat mental disorders
- having significant cognitive impairment.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Mind-Body Skills GroupsSmall group intervention consisting of guided imagery, slow deep breathing, autogenic training, drawings, and active techniques. | Behavioural | Mind-Body Skills Groups |
Primary outcome
Child Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale - 5
Time frame: Before first group session, 2 weeks, 2 months
Self-report Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptom scale with scores from 0 to 80. Higher scores indicate worse outcomes.
1 secondary outcome
Youth Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17
Time frame: Before first group session, 2 weeks, 2 months
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 30 Dec 2025.
- BackgroundStaples 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
- The organization's websiteLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. All de-identified individual patient data
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Julie K. Staples, PhD study director
The Center for Mind-Body Medicine
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
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.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Dec 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Palestinian Territories. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Jamil A Atti, PhD (+972 (8) 288 8359, jatti@cmbm.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Child Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale - 5 (time frame: Before first group session, 2 weeks, 2 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07302984, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Dec 2025.