Group-integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Gi-CBT) to Aid Communities' Reintegration of Former Terrorists in Nigeria: A Randomised Control Trial

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

Group-integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Gi-CBT) to Aid Communities' Reintegration of Former Terrorists in Nigeria: A Randomised Control Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05640921
• Other study ID #: 0000-0003-0516-0313c
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 20, 2022
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: November 2022
• Source: Teesside University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The project aims to make significant contributions that change the conversation in communities and policy circles through promoting knowledge of nonviolent peace strategies using the Group integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Gi-CBT) to help heal trauma, improve peace, and encourage positive rehabilitation and reintegration of former Boko Haram terrorists' members and their families.

Description:

The main question it aims to answer are:

• What is the feasibility in terms of recruitment, retention, adherence to the intervention and communities/victims' satisfaction with Gi-CBT to promote healing and improve the successful reintegration of of former Boko Haram terrorists' members and their families.into society?

Participants will be randomly allocated into two groups. The first group, the intervention group, will receive the Group integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Gi-CBT). The second group will receive government intervention involving media messages from the National Orientation Agency devoid of GiCBT.

Researchers will compare Gi-CBT group with the media orientation group to see if there are differences between a change in attitude towards ex-offenders' reintegration at base line, end of intervention and three months follow up.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 24
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: November 30, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. community members who had previous experience of trauma as a result of Boko Haram atrocities, score 5 and above for the culturally-adapted Trauma Screening Questionnaire (Brewinn et al., 2002)

2. are aged 18+ years and above

3. are residents of the designated areas including Bornu (Maiduguri), and its environs.

Exclusion Criteria:

• those not meeting the study inclusion criteria will be excluded.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Fear
• Trauma

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Gi-CBT
Gi-CBT designed to cover relevant aspects of tackling trauma, and the CBT component will involve addressing negative thoughts, building more positive ones and building resilience.

Other:
• Media Orientation
The MO sessions will embed media content to create awareness of the government's approaches to reintegration.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Teesside University	Coal City University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Service Satisfaction Scale	Change in service satisfaction is being assessed	Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention]
Primary	PHQ-9	Change in Depressive Symptoms	Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention]
Primary	The Attitude Towards Repentant Terrorist and their Reintegration scale	Change in attitude towards reintegration	Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention]
Primary	Trauma Screening Questionnaire	Change in traumatic experience is being assessed	Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention