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Mental Health Assessment Project on the Thailand-Burma Border

NCT01459068 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 347

Last updated 2023-10-04

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Summary

The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of a transdiagnostic psychotherapy intervention - namely, Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) - in reducing the severity of mental health symptoms experienced by torture and violence survivors displaced from Burma into Thailand. Specifically, the intervention seeks to measure reductions (if any) in symptoms of depression and trauma.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Common Elements Treatment Approach

CETA components include: 1. Engagement (encouraging participation) 2. Psychoeducation (introduction) 3. Anxiety Management Strategies (relaxation) 4. Behavioral Activation (getting active) 5. Cognitive Coping/Restructuring (thinking in a different way, part I and part II) 6. Imaginal Gradual Exposure (talking about difficult memories) 7. In Vivo Exposure (Live exposure) 8. Suicide/Homicide/Danger Assessment and Planning (safety) 9. Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol (alcohol intervention)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Burma Border Projects

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Courtland Robinson, PhD · Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2012-11-30
Completion
2012-11-30

Countries

  • Thailand

Study Locations

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