Clinical trials: Narrative
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The Effect of Narrative Exposure Therapy Intervention on Post-traumatic Stress Dissorder and Personal Recovery in Refugees and Asylum Seekers of Sindiane Programme
Displaced people, like refugees or asylum seekers, have high rate of potentially traumatic events. PTSD is one of the most common psychiatric trouble in this population. It requires specialized support and psychosocial program.
- Trial name
- SINDIANE (NCT05407337)
- Testing
- Psychotherapy using Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Intergenerational Relations, Loneliness
Project ARTISAN: Fostering Aspiration and Resilience Through Intergenerational Storytelling and Arts-based Narratives
This pilot study adopts a Participatory Action Research (PAR) approach to develop a novel ARTISAN intergenerational arts programme that aims to promote life meaning, resilience and wellbeing, as well as to enhance social support…
- Conditions
- Intergenerational Relations, Loneliness, Identity, Social
- Trial name
- ARTISAN (NCT03593967)
- Testing
- ARTISAN
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders, Medication Adherence
Embedded Narrative in Interactive Game Design for Improving Medication Adherence of Schizophrenia
This study explores the potential of an interactive narrative game to enhance medication adherence among stable schizophrenia patients.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia and Related Disorders, Medication Adherence, Mental Health Issue, Gamification
- Trial name
- NCT06175559
- Testing
- Healing Town: Embedded Narrative in Interactive Game (Psycho-education Tool) Design
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Zhu Dian
Alexithymia, Empathy Skills
Film-Based Medical Education and Social Justice Course: Effects on Alexithymia and Empathy in Medical Students
This study will examine whether a 14-week elective course that uses films and guided discussion on social justice in health care can improve medical students' empathy skills and reduce alexithymia (difficulty recognizing and…
- Conditions
- Alexithymia, Empathy Skills, Education, Medical, Social Justice Advocacy
- Trial name
- NCT07399366
- Testing
- Film-Based Medical Education and Social Justice Elective
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) for Victims of the Recent Flood Disaster in Burundi
In the aftermath of natural disasters, e.g., flood disasters, there is a great need for humanitarian assistance in the domain of psychological support.
- Trial name
- NCT02172066
- Testing
- Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)
- Where
- Burundi
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Pediatric Cancer, Sickle Cell Disease
FOCUS for Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease and Cancer
Aim. Pilot FOCUS. A pilot randomized controlled trial will compare FOCUS to standard care. Investigators will randomize a total of 60 12- to 18-year-old patients to either FOCUS intervention (n=15 with SCD; n=15 with cancer) or…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Cancer, Sickle Cell Disease, Quality of Life, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- FOCUS (NCT04075877)
- Testing
- FOCUS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Traumatic Stress Disorder
Exposing Narrative Exposure Therapy
The main purpose of the study is to further develop an existing measure of autobiographical memory integration (ABMI) to investigate and clarify the ABMI change process specific to narrative exposure therapy (NET).
- Trial name
- NCT05383846
- Testing
- Experimental Narrative Exposure Therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Psychosis, Mental Disorder
Assessment and Evolution of Narrative Identity and Its Relationship to Subjective Multidimensional Well-being and Multidimensional Recovery in First Episode Psychosis
First episode psychosis (FEP) constitutes an important subgroup within psychotic disorders, as the acute impact of a disorder at the time of diagnosis may differ from its long-term impact over the following decades.
- Trial name
- PEPID (NCT07330843)
- Testing
- Narrative identity task
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Terminal Illness, Heart Arrest
End-of-life Practices in 2019 vs. 2014
In 2014, the authors conducted a survey of key opinion leaders on ethical resuscitation practices in 31 European Countries. The authors administered a comprehensive questionnaire to 1-2 "experts" from each country…
- Conditions
- Terminal Illness, Heart Arrest, Ethics, Narrative
- Trial name
- NCT04078815
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Greece
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Psychological Resilience
Narrative Group Counseling and Psychological Resilience
This study aims to examine the effect of narrative group counseling applied to nursing students studying at a public university on psychological resilience.
- Trial name
- NCT06139068
- Testing
- Narrative Group Counseling, stress coping interviews
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Intensive Care Units
Preventive Narrative Exposure Intervention for PTSD in ICU Patients After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Cardiac Surgery
This clinical trial aims to evaluate whether an ICU-based preventive narrative exposure intervention can help prevent posttraumatic stress symptoms in adult patients after cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Conditions
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Intensive Care Units, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- Trial name
- ICU-pNET (NCT07632131)
- Testing
- ICU-Based Preventive Narrative Exposure Intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression (PPD)
Narrative Nursing for Cesarean Mothers' Anxiety and Breastfeeding Confidence
This study tests whether a nurse-led "4-step narrative nursing" program can reduce anxiety and improve breastfeeding confidence in mothers who are having a planned or non-emergency cesarean section.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Depression (PPD), Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, Cesarean Section Wound
- Trial name
- NARRCARE (NCT07272252)
- Testing
- 4-step narrative nursing program
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xi Huang
Surveys and Questionnaires, Noncommunicable Diseases
Use of Narrative Voice and Introduction Content to Improve Interactive Voice Response Surveys in Bangladesh and Uganda
This study evaluates the effect of two different narrative voices (one male and one female) and two different introductions (one with informational content and the other with additional motivational content) on interactive voice…
- Trial name
- NCT03772431
- Testing
- Female Voice, Motivational Introduction, Male Voice
- Where
- 2 sites in Bangladesh, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 5,580 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Anorexia Nervosa
Incorporating Narrative Into the Treatment of Youth With Anorexia Nervosa
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a narrative medicine (NM) curriculum can enhance self-expression, reflection, and resilience in adolescents and young adults with anorexia nervosa.
- Trial name
- NCT06849830
- Testing
- Narrative Medicine (NM) Workshop Series
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Schizophrenia
Effects of Narrative Enhancement and Cognitive Therapy (NECT) on Self-stigma in Patients With Schizophrenia
This study aims to explore the effect of narrative enhancement and cognitive therapy in improving self-stigma, self-esteem, depression and hope of patients with chronic schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT03967431
- Testing
- Narrative Enhancement and Cognitive Therapy (NECT)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Chronic Low Back Pain, Depression
Ketamine-assisted Integrative Treatment for Veterans With Chronic Low Back Pain and Comorbid Depression
This is a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of ketamine infusions followed by a brief behavioral intervention in Veterans with chronic low back pain and depression.
- Trial name
- NCT06419439
- Testing
- Ketamine hydrochloride, Minimally Enhanced Usual Care, Brief narrative intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Morals, Covid19
Medical Triage in a Time of Scarce Resources.
The XPHI-COVID-2 randomized study aims to investigate the moral choices in a context of scarce resources. The participants are asked to complete the questionnaire of the Oxford Utilitarianism Scale and are exposed to medical…
- Conditions
- Morals, Covid19, Ethics, Narrative
- Trial name
- XPHI-COVID-2 (NCT04982770)
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Mental Health Wellness 1, Sexual Orientation
Sexual and Gender Minority Emerging Adults Eliciting Narratives
Critical narrative interventions (CNIs) have not been examined for addressing psychological outcomes (e.g., depression, anxiety, self-esteem, empowerment, psychological well-being) within sexual and gender minority emerging…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Wellness 1, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity
- Trial name
- SEEN (NCT05899218)
- Testing
- Critical Narrative Development
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Alcohol Use Disorder
Decreasing the Temporal Window in Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder
In the absence of sufficient monetary resources, individuals must attend to immediate, minimum needs (e.g., food, shelter). This constricts one's temporal window and engenders neglect of the future.
- Trial name
- RP1B (NCT04128761)
- Testing
- Scarcity Narrative, Neutral Narrative
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Stroke
Promoting Community Reintegration for Young Adults With Stroke
This project will investigate the effects of a Narrative and Skills-building Intervention on young stroke survivors' community reintegration and psychosocial outcomes. A randomised controlled trial will be conducted.
- Trial name
- NCT04560140
- Testing
- Narrative and Skills-building Intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong