The Impact of Playing Tetris on Migrants' Mental Health

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-12-17

Study Completion Date

2025-12-07

Brief Summary

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This study examines if playing Tetris prevents the development of Post-traumatic stress disorder or related anxiety and depressive symptoms. The investigators recruit 300 participants in total in Greece and in the Netherlands. The participants are immigrants who have applied for asylum at any point in the past. The participants are asked to answer three questionnaires (on Post-traumatic stress disorder, related anxiety and depressive symptoms, and post-migration living difficulties) on a recurring basis - once every 4 weeks, 12 times in total. Half of the participants (treatment group) are randomly selected to play Tetris after completing the questionnaires. Participants in the treatment group are instructed to play Tetris for at least 15 minutes while trying to remember bad things that recently happened to them. Tetris is administered at three instances and participants in the treatment group are encouraged to play Tetris in case of experiencing any traumatic events or having any intrusive memories during the course of the study.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Anxiety Symptoms Depression Symptoms

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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Treatment tetris group

Randomly selected participants who reply to mental health and migration-related difficulties questionnaires are asked to play Tetris during the research.

Group Type OTHER

Tetris

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Randomly selected participants (migrants) are asked to play Tetris for at least 15 minutes on several occasions. These participants are asked while playing Tetris to try and remember bad events that recently happened to them. The participants play the classic version of the Tetris game directly on their mobile phone.

Control group

Randomly selected participants who reply to mental health and migration-related difficulties questionnaires, but do not play Tetris during the research.

Group Type OTHER

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants do not receive any intervention.

Interventions

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Tetris

Randomly selected participants (migrants) are asked to play Tetris for at least 15 minutes on several occasions. These participants are asked while playing Tetris to try and remember bad events that recently happened to them. The participants play the classic version of the Tetris game directly on their mobile phone.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

No intervention

Participants do not receive any intervention.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Arabic-speaking immigrants of any gender who have applied for asylum in Greece or in the Netherlands, regardless of the outcome of their asylum application and their current residency status (rejected asylum seekers, recognized refugees, undocumented migrants).