Controlled Trial of Mental Health Interventions for Torture Survivors in Kurdistan

NCT ID: NCT00925262

Last Updated: 2013-05-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

530 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-06-30

Study Completion Date

2011-10-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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See above

Conditions

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Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Cognitive Processing Therapy

An adaptation of cognitive behavioral therapy, focusing on treatment for persons suffering mental health effects of trauma

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cognitive Processing Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

an adaptation of cognitive behavioral therapy used to address mental health effects of trauma exposure

Behavioral Activation

A form of counseling therapy that emphasizes enhancing pleasurable behaviors and minimizing negative behaviors as a means to reducing depression symptomatology.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral Activation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

form of counseling intervention to promote positive behaviors and reduce negative behaviors as a means of reducing depression symptomatology and severity

non-specific counseling

a collection of counseling skills suitable for a broad range of mental health and psychosocial problems and not designed for specific disorders. This particular version was developed by a collaborator -Heartland Alliance - for use with torture survivors.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

nonspecific counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

nonspecific counseling interventions useful for a broad range of mental health and psychosocial problems.

wait control

persons in this study arm will not receive active treatment as part of the study but will be monitored during the study and offered treatment after 3-5 months of waiting.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Cognitive Processing Therapy

an adaptation of cognitive behavioral therapy used to address mental health effects of trauma exposure

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral Activation

form of counseling intervention to promote positive behaviors and reduce negative behaviors as a means of reducing depression symptomatology and severity

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

nonspecific counseling

nonspecific counseling interventions useful for a broad range of mental health and psychosocial problems.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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CPT BA

Eligibility Criteria

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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.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Paul Bolton

Associate Scientist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Paul A Bolton, MB BS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Locations

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multiple public health clinics across Kurdistan

Dohuk, Sulaimani, Erbil, Rural Areas, ALL, Iraq

Site Status

Countries

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Iraq

References

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Bolton P, Bass JK, Zangana GA, Kamal T, Murray SM, Kaysen D, Lejuez CW, Lindgren K, Pagoto S, Murray LK, Van Wyk SS, Ahmed AM, Amin NM, Rosenblum M. A randomized controlled trial of mental health interventions for survivors of systematic violence in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq. BMC Psychiatry. 2014 Dec 31;14:360. doi: 10.1186/s12888-014-0360-2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25551436 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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BoltonP-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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