Feasibility and Acceptability Trial of a Culturally Adapted Manual Versus Standard CBT Manual: A Randomized Control Trial

Pakistan Association of Cognitive Therapists

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Depression

Anxiety

Treatments

Behavioral: Standard CBT Manual

Behavioral: Culturally adapted CBT (CaCBT) based guided self-help manual

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06646900

PACTMN24

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled trial (RCT) will compare the efficacy and feasibility and acceptability of a culturally adapted CBT manual with a standard CBT manual, focusing on addressing cultural factors in therapy delivery.

Full description

Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT): Participants will be randomly assigned to either the culturally adapted CBT manual group or the standard CBT manual group. A culturally adapted manual will integrate cultural values, norms, and idioms of suffering into CBT techniques, ensuring relevance and acceptance within the target cultural group. The standard CBT manual will follow conventional CBT techniques without specific cultural adaptations.

Enrollment

200 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Individuals aged 18 to 65 years
5 years of education
Symptoms of depression and anxiety

Exclusion criteria

Substance use disorder according to DSM-5 criteria as determined by primary care clinician
Significant cognitive impairment (for example, profound learning disability or dementia) as determined by primary care clinician
Active psychosis as determined by their primary care clinician