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

Anxiety Clinical Trial

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Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06102096
• Other study ID #: KI-CNS-230918
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 27, 2023
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Karolinska Institutet
• Contact: Shervin Shahnavaz, PhD
• Phone: +46763238783
• Email: shervin.shahnavaz[@]ki.se
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: September 30, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 15 Years to 29 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Depressive Symptoms
• Grief
• Insomnia
• Marital Relationship
• Psychological Trauma
• Psychological Well-Being
• Resilience
• Stress

Intervention

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

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Sweden	Karolinska Institutet	Stockholm

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Karolinska Institutet	Linkoping University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sweden, 

References & Publications (2)

Demetry Y, Wasteson E, Lindegaard T, Abuleil A, Geranmayeh A, Andersson G, Shahnavaz S. Individually Tailored and Culturally Adapted Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arabic-Speaking Youths With Mental Health Problems in Sweden: Qualitative Feasibility Study. JMIR Form Res. 2023 Nov 24;7:e46253. doi: 10.2196/46253. — View Citation

Lindegaard T, Wasteson E, Demetry Y, Andersson G, Richards D, Shahnavaz S. Investigating the potential of a novel internet-based cognitive behavioural intervention for Dari and Farsi speaking refugee youth: A feasibility study. Internet Interv. 2022 Apr 1;28:100533. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2022.100533. eCollection 2022 Apr. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	CSQ	assessment of the levels of satisfaction of the participant with the intervention	immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention
Primary	HSCL-25	Assessment of anxiety and depressive symptoms	Pre-intervention, during the intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention
Secondary	PHQ-9	assessment of depressive symptoms	Pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention
Secondary	PSYCHLOPS	Impact of problematic area on function	Pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention
Secondary	ISI	Assessment of severity of insomnia	Pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention
Secondary	PG-13	Assessment of prolonged grief disorder	Pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention
Secondary	PCL-5	assessment of symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder	Pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention
Secondary	WHO-5	assessment of subjective psychological well-being	Pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention
Secondary	BRS	assessment of resilience	Pre-intervention, immediately after the intervention, 6 months after completion of the intervention

External Links

•   About the research project
•   Registration page