Transparent Communication to Improve Mental Wellbeing and Attitude Towards Reintegration

Teesside University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Trauma, Psychological; Trauma; Depression; Anxiety; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07251478

0000-0003-0516-0313g

Details and patient eligibility

About

Reintegrating those once affiliated with proscribed terrorist groups constitutes significant global challenges due to public stigma, poor awareness of reintegration programmes and resentment towards incentives provided to rehabilitated former members of such groups. Of central concern is the anxiety, trauma and depression suffered alongside distrust for reintegration programmes, including the genuine repentance of former members of the proscribed group. The implication is its risk in exacerbating reoffending. Yet, a gap exists to address this urgent problem. The proposed study seeks to test and pilot the feasibility and acceptability of a novel intervention called Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE) in improving mental well-being and public attitude towards reintegration. The intervention is a low-intensity intervention lasting approximately 3-5 minutes design to create awareness on the rationale behind reintegration programme, reduce anxiety, depression and foster positive attitude towards reintegration.

Enrollment: 74 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years and above
• Able to provide full consent for their participation.
• A resident of the study areas

Exclusion criteria

• Less than 18 years
• Unable to consent
• Currently undergoing severe mental health treatment
• Unable to speak the English language fluently

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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74 participants in 2 patient groups

Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE)

Experimental group

Description:

The Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE) intervention is a low-intensity intervention lasting 3-5 minutes.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE)

Control - Waitlist Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will not receive an intervention until after the assessment periods at baseline (day 1), and end of intervention (day 2) before they will be administered the PEACE intervention.