Status:
COMPLETED
Girls In Recovery From Life Stress (GIRLS) Study
Lead Sponsor:
UConn Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
U.S. Department of Justice
Conditions:
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD
Eligibility:
FEMALE
13-17 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This study will compare treatment outcomes of 90 adolescent girls who are (a) at high risk for delinquency and/or are juvenile justice involved, and (b) who are experiencing symptoms of PTSD: 45 of th...
Detailed Description
Hypotheses, Objectives and Aims: The purpose of the GIRLS study is to provide counseling to adolescent girls who are (a) at high risk for delinquency and/or are juvenile justice involved and (b) are ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Female
- Age 13-17 years old
- Past and/or current juvenile justice involvement AND/OR past and/or current delinquent behavior
- Able to obtain assent from youth
- Able to obtain consent from legal guardian
- Willing to assent/consent to be audiotaped for research purposes in assessment and intervention sessions
- Currently experiencing negative reactions to past traumas (PTSD symptoms)
Exclusion
- Imminently suicidal
- Past 30 days inpatient psychiatric treatment
- IF meetings take place at a school or group facility and the girl/participant is NOT willing to schedule appointments through the school or group facility staff
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00751946
Start Date
March 1 2006
End Date
August 1 2008
Last Update
September 27 2010
Active Locations (7)
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1
Polaris School
East Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06108
2
University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06030
3
Gray Lodge Shelter for Women
Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06105
4
Weaver High School
Hartford, Connecticut, United States, 06112