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Culturally Adapted i-CBT for Farsi/Dari Speaking Migrants

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Karolinska Institute

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Anxiety Symptoms
Insomnia
Marital Relationship
Depressive Symptoms
Psychological Well Being
Resilience
Grief
Wellbeing
Common Mental Health Problems
Psychological Trauma
Rumination
Stress

Treatments

Behavioral: Culturally adapted i-CBT

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06828276
KI-CNS-20250117

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to investigate the effectiveness of a culturally adapted internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (i-CBT) intervention in reducing symptoms of common mental health issues among Farsi/Dari-speaking youth migrants and refugees. Investigator hypothesizes that there will be a significant decrease in psychological symptoms after participants receive the intervention compared to a control group.

Full description

Participants who are included in the study will be allocated to the experimental group and the control group (waiting list). Participants will be invited to participate tailored i-CBT intervention over 10-weeks. Intervention covers common psychological issues. Participants will have access to support through a chatting function, during the interventional period. Intervention effects will be measured prior-treatment, post-treatment, and 6 months post-treatment.

Enrollment

128 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

15 to 29 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

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, tablet or 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

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

128 participants in 2 patient groups

Active group
Experimental group
Description:
Tailored I-CBT for mild to moderate common mental health problems over a 10-weeks-period.
Treatment:
Behavioral: Culturally adapted i-CBT
Waiting-list
No Intervention group
Description:
Control group

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Shervin Shahnavaz, PhD; Anahita Geranmayeh, MSc

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