Controlled Trial of Mental Health Interventions for Torture Survivors in Kurdistan

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Controlled Trial of Mental Health Interventions for Common Mental Health Problems Experienced by Torture Survivors Living in Kurdistan, Iraq.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00925262
• Other study ID #: BoltonP-1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 3, 2009
• Last updated: May 1, 2013
• Start date: June 2009
• Est. completion date: October 2011

Study information

• Verified date: May 2013
• Source: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the relative effectiveness of three different mental health counseling interventions in the treatment of mental health problems commonly affecting torture and trauma survivors living in Kurdistan, Iraq.

Description:

See above

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 530
• Est. completion date: October 2011
• Est. primary completion date: February 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• at least 18 years old

• Kurdish

• torture survivor

• currently has significant depression symptomatology.

Exclusion Criteria:

• danger to self or others

• already receiving treatment from our treatment provider

• not mentally competent to provide informed consent.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Cognitive Processing Therapy
an adaptation of cognitive behavioral therapy used to address mental health effects of trauma exposure
• Behavioral Activation
form of counseling intervention to promote positive behaviors and reduce negative behaviors as a means of reducing depression symptomatology and severity
• nonspecific counseling
nonspecific counseling interventions useful for a broad range of mental health and psychosocial problems.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Iraq	multiple public health clinics across Kurdistan	Dohuk, Sulaimani, Erbil, rural areas	ALL

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Iraq, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	depression symptom severity		3-6 months	No
Secondary	ability to carry out routine tasks and activities		3-6 months	No
Secondary	anxiety symptom severity		3-6 months	No
Secondary	posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity		3-6 months	No
Secondary	traumatic grief symptom severity		3-6 months	No