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The Feasibility of Cognitive Process Therapy in Earthquake-affected Population With Mental Health Problems in Türkiye

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Koç University

Status

Not yet enrolling

Conditions

Depressive Symptoms
Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Well-Being, Psychological

Treatments

Other: Cognitive Processing Therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06136481
2023.240.IRB3.110

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to test the pilot effectiveness of Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) in decreasing psychological distress and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and increasing well-being in earthquake survivors in Türkiye, using randomized controlled trial study design, which is considered the gold standard in research for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions. This pilot study will help to identify any further adaptations required prior to further effectiveness testing in a large cluster randomized controlled trial.

Study hypothesis:

Hypothesis 1: The participants who receive the CPT will have a significantly higher decrease in PTSD symptoms compared to the participants in the care-as-usual control group at the post-assessment.

Hypothesis 2: The participants who receive the CPT will have a significantly higher decrease in depressive symptom severity compared to the participants in the care-as-usual control group at the post-assessment.

Hypothesis 4: The participants who receive the CPT will have a significantly higher decrease in anxiety severity compared to the participants in the care-as-usual control group at the post-assessment.

Hypothesis 5: The participants who receive the CPT will have a significantly higher increase in well-being compared to the participants in the care-as-usual control group at post-assessment.

Full description

Two large earthquakes struck Türkiye on the 6th of February 2023, affecting more than 14 million people, around 16% of the population, including more than 45.000 lost and 3.3 million displaced. Considering the current scale of the recent earthquakes in Türkiye, implementing and disseminating evidence-based psychosocial interventions, especially trauma-focused treatment approaches such as Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), is crucial in order to respond to the increasing mental health needs of the earthquake survivors. Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a cognitive behavioral treatment for PTSD consisting of 12 one-hour sessions. CPT is delivered in three phases: education, processing, and challenging. The manualized treatment focuses on challenging beliefs and assumptions related to the trauma, oneself, and the world. Randomized clinical trials have revealed that CPT is an effective treatment for PTSD and other comorbid conditions in a variety of civilian trauma populations.

The study will be designed as a pilot randomized controlled trial, and the potential effectiveness of individual CPT will be tested compared to the Enhanced-Care as Usual (E-CAU) control group. CPT will be implemented on Zoom, which is an online platform with HIPAA compliance. After the baseline assessment, 30 eligible participants will be randomized to two arms: in either the CPT (n =15) or only the control group (E-CAU; n=15). The first session will take place no longer than one week after the pre-intervention assessment. The post-intervention assessment through the same measures will be scheduled six weeks after the pre-intervention assessment (i.e., one week after the 12th CPT session). The follow-up assessment will be conducted one month after the post-assessment. All study participants, including dropouts, will be invited to all outcome assessments. The primary outcome is post-traumatic stress disorder, and the following are the secondary clinical outcomes: symptoms of depression, anxiety, and well-being.

Enrollment

30 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years or above
  • Individuals who were directly impacted by earthquakes in Turkey, in February 2023, learned that the earthquakes significantly impacted a close family member or close friend, or who were exposed to aversive details of the earthquake as part of their job.
  • Scoring greater than 47 on the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Check List for PTSD symptoms

Exclusion criteria

  • Acute medical conditions
  • Imminent suicide risk
  • Expressed acute needs/protection risks
  • Indications of severe mental disorders (e.g., psychotic disorders) or cognitive impairment (e.g., severe intellectual disability)
  • Severe cognitive impairment (e.g., severe intellectual disability or dementia)

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

30 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group
Experimental group
Description:
CPT intervention: participants will attend the 12 consecutive sessions administered by a psychologist in twice a week.
Treatment:
Other: Cognitive Processing Therapy
Control group
No Intervention group
Description:
The control (enhanced care as usual) group will receive the information about freely available psychological support options. E-CAU ranges from standard community care which may include any existing mental health support services available to earthquake survivors in container cities. The participants will be given flyers which include information about the services provided by the government and by non-governmental organizations. After completion of the post and follow-up assessment of experimental group, those in the E-CAU condition will be offered with CPT

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

Büşra Acar, PhD Student; Ceren Acar, Assoc.Prof.

Data sourced from clinicaltrials.gov

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