Motivational Interviewing (MI) to Reduce Khat Use

NCT ID: NCT02253589

Last Updated: 2017-05-11

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 200 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2015-12-31

Brief Summary

Healthy khat user with the intention to reduce or stop khat use will be randomly assigned to a one-session brief intervention or waiting list. Reductions in khat use will be measured from pre- to post-assessment which will be one month apart. After one month, the waiting list will receive the same intervention.

Detailed Description

The leaves of the khat tree are traditionally chewed in some African and Arab countries. They contain the mild central stimulant cathinone. In recent years, the production, trade and use has dramatically increased and excessive patterns of use as well as a specific dependence syndrome have been described. So far, no experiences exist in psychological treatment of khat addiction.

In this study, we use a brief motivational intervention based on the WHO's ASSIST-linked Brief Intervention and Motivational Interviewing to support users who have the intention to reduce or stop their khat use. Khat users will be recruited in the community. Trained local staff will assess participant's khat and other substance use at study entry and one month later. Users will be assigned randomly to intervention or waiting list control groups. The intervention group will receive a single 20-minute brief intervention. The waiting list will receive the same intervention after the second assessment. After two months, a final assessment will be made in both groups.

Conditions

Khat Use Disorder

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Waiting list

Participants will assessment only during study, same intervention after posttest

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Intervention

Participants assigned to this arm will receive the modified ASSIST-linked Brief Intervention

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

modified ASSIST-linked Brief Intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Trained counsellors support participant's motivation to reduce or stop khat use in a 20 minute counselling session.

Interventions

modified ASSIST-linked Brief Intervention

Trained counsellors support participant's motivation to reduce or stop khat use in a 20 minute counselling session.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

Motivational Interviewing

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy individuals

Exclusion Criteria

Severe psychiatric disorders

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Africa Institute of Mental and Brain Health (AFRIMEB)

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Konstanz

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Michael Odenwald

Researcher

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Tawakal Clinic

Nairobi, , Kenya

Countries

Kenya

References

Widmann M, Apondi B, Musau A, Warsame AH, Isse M, Mutiso V, Veltrup C, Schalinski I, Ndetei D, Odenwald M. Reducing Khat use among Somalis living in Kenya: a controlled pilot study on the modified ASSIST-linked brief intervention delivered in the community. BMC Public Health. 2022 Dec 5;22(1):2271. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-14681-w.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 36471268 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

01DG13020

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id