Culturally Adapted iCBT for Arabic-speaking Refugee and Migrant Youth With Common Mental Health Problems

NCT ID: NCT06102096

Last Updated: 2025-12-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

125 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-11-27

Study Completion Date

2025-08-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of the current study is to explore whether culturally adapted internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy is effective in reducing the symptoms of various common mental health problems among Arabic-speaking refugee and migrant youth. We hypothesize that the symptoms of the psychological problems will significantly be reduced among youth who will receive iCBT compared to youth in the control group.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Depressive Symptoms Anxiety Insomnia Grief Psychological Trauma Resilience Stress Marital Relationship Psychological Well-Being

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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Active group

Tailored iCBT for mild to moderate common mental health problems over a period ranging from 6 to 10 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Culturally Adapted iCBT

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A culturally adapted iCBT targeting mild to moderate mental health problems among Arabic-speaking refugee and migrant youth.

Waiting-list

control group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Culturally Adapted iCBT

A culturally adapted iCBT targeting mild to moderate mental health problems among Arabic-speaking refugee and migrant youth.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Between the ages of 15 and 29.
* A score above the cut-off 1.75 on HSCL-25
* Has a refugee or migrant background
* Has a good and stable internet connection
* Has access to a computer, a tablet or a smartphone
* Is fluent in reading and writing Arabic
* Has the ability to dedicate time to take part in the intervention for 6-10 weeks.

Exclusion Criteria

* Is suffering from a severe mental illness, such as psychosis or severe depression.
* Is suffering from substance abuse
* Is undergoing a psychological treatment
* Has a high risk of suicide
Minimum Eligible Age

15 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

29 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Karolinska Institutet

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Linkoeping University

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Responsible Party

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Shervin Shahnavaz

PhD Lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gerhard Andersson, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Linkoeping University

Locations

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Karolinska Institutet

Stockholm, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Demetry Y, Wasteson E, Lindegaard T, Abuleil A, Geranmayeh A, Andersson G, Shahnavaz S. Individually Tailored and Culturally Adapted Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Arabic-Speaking Youths With Mental Health Problems in Sweden: Qualitative Feasibility Study. JMIR Form Res. 2023 Nov 24;7:e46253. doi: 10.2196/46253.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 37999955 (View on PubMed)

Lindegaard T, Wasteson E, Demetry Y, Andersson G, Richards D, Shahnavaz S. Investigating the potential of a novel internet-based cognitive behavioural intervention for Dari and Farsi speaking refugee youth: A feasibility study. Internet Interv. 2022 Apr 1;28:100533. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2022.100533. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35433279 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://rahaarabi.com

Registration page

https://liu.se/en/research/saha

About the research project

Other Identifiers

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KI-CNS-230918

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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