RAHA: Culturally Adapted iCBT for Arabic-speaking Refugee and Migrant Youth With Common Mental Health Problems

Sponsor

Karolinska Institutet (Other)

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT06102096

Collaborator

Linkoping University (Other)

120

Enrollment

Arms

Anticipated Duration (Months)

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The aim of the current study is to explore whether culturally adapted internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy is effective in reducing the symptoms of various common mental health problems among Arabic-speaking refugee and migrant youth. We hypothesize that the symptoms of the psychological problems will significantly be reduced among youth who will receive iCBT compared to youth in the control group.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Depressive Symptoms Anxiety Insomnia Grief Psychological Trauma Resilience Stress Marital Relationship Psychological Well-Being	Behavioral: Culturally Adapted iCBT	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

120 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Culturally Adapted iCBT for Arabic-speaking Refugee Youth With Common Mental Health Problems

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Nov 6, 2023

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Jan 12, 2024

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Jul 5, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Active group Tailored iCBT for mild to moderate common mental health problems over a period ranging from 6 to 10 weeks.	Behavioral: Culturally Adapted iCBT A culturally adapted iCBT targeting mild to moderate mental health problems among Arabic-speaking refugee and migrant youth.
No Intervention: Waiting-list control group

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Active group

Tailored iCBT for mild to moderate common mental health problems over a period ranging from 6 to 10 weeks.

Behavioral: Culturally Adapted iCBT

A culturally adapted iCBT targeting mild to moderate mental health problems among Arabic-speaking refugee and migrant youth.

No Intervention: Waiting-list

control group

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

HSCL-25 [Pre-intervention, during the intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention]
Assessment of anxiety and depressive symptoms

Secondary Outcome Measures

PHQ-9 [Pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention]
assessment of depressive symptoms
PSYCHLOPS [Pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention]
Impact of problematic area on function
ISI [Pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention]
Assessment of severity of insomnia
PG-13 [Pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention]
Assessment of prolonged grief disorder
PCL-5 [Pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention]
assessment of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder
WHO-5 [Pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention]
assessment of subjective psychological well-being
BRS [Pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention]
assessment of resilience

Other Outcome Measures

CSQ [immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention]
assessment of the levels of satisfaction of the participant with the intervention

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

15 Years to 29 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Between the ages of 15 and 29.
A score above the cut-off 1.75 on HSCL-25
Has a refugee or migrant background
Has a good and stable internet connection
Has access to a computer, a tablet or a smartphone
Is fluent in reading and writing Arabic
Has the ability to dedicate time to take part in the intervention for 6-10 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria:

Is suffering from a severe mental illness, such as psychosis or severe depression.
Is suffering from substance abuse
Is undergoing a psychological treatment
Has a high risk of suicide