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Lay Therapist Effectiveness With Displaced Persons Kurdish Iraq

NCT ID: NCT04684810

Last Updated: 2021-11-08

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

28 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-10-01

Study Completion Date

2018-01-31

Brief Summary

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Negative mental health effects of war exposure and displacement are pervasive, but many displaced persons and refugees in low-and-middle income countries lack access to evidence-based treatments. Community lay-therapists are a promising solution for the global mental health field. However, in spite of results from randomized-control trials, no research to-date has examined the external validity of community-led lay-therapist effectiveness. In this exploratory study, longitudinal data at three time points were collected from 28 Arabic-speaking displaced persons (nineteen women and nine men, ages 18-57) seeking mental health services from the Jiyan Foundation: a non-profit founded and based in Kurdish Iraq. Lay therapists trained in evidence-based treatments upon being hired operated largely independently of supervision from foreign clinicians. Participants in weekly psychotherapy completed the Posttraumatic Stress Checklist (PCL-5) and the Psychological Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) at baseline, one month, and three months, as well as a modified measure assessing traumatic exposure, purpose-in-life, and a modified Afghan Daily Stressors Scale at baseline to assess for moderators of change over time.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Mental Health Therapeutics

Keywords

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evidence-based treatments refugee lay therapists global mental health

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Treatment Group

Participants seeking treatment completed longitudinal data

Community Lay Therapist-Administered EBT

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Community Therapists Used CBT and EMDR Interventions

Interventions

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Community Lay Therapist-Administered EBT

Community Therapists Used CBT and EMDR Interventions

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Must speak Arabic fluently; must be seeking mental health services at the Jiyan Foundation

Exclusion Criteria

* No Arabic proficiency; under 18 years
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of New Mexico

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Meredith Blackwell

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights

Erbil, , Iraq

Site Status

Countries

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Iraq

Other Identifiers

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Jiyan01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id