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START NOW Adapted: Culturally Adapted Version of START NOW

NCT06324864 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2026-02-19

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of the culturally adapted skills-training START NOW in youth migrant populations. The main question it aims to answer is: Is the culturally adapted skills training START NOW more effective than treatment as usual (TAU) in reducing mental health problems in migrants? Participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention group receiving the skills training START NOW Adapted or the control group receiving TAU. Researchers will compare both groups to see if START NOW Adapted is more effective than TAU in reducing mental health problems in migrants.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

START NOW Adapted

The START NOW skills-training combines aspects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and trauma-sensitive care. Studies in different contexts have shown START NOW's effectiveness in terms of reducing behavioral problems, reducing hospitalization rates, improving mental health functioning and increasing satisfaction rates. The culturally adapted version will be contextually adapted to different cultural backgrounds and the experience of migration. In ten sessions, participants learn about emotions and are introduced to the START NOW skills. These skills, called "SLOW DOWN", "TAKE A STEP BACK", "ACCEPT", "RESPECT" and "TAKE ACTION", are strategies or techniques that can be used to better manage stress and difficult emotions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Prof. Christina Stadler

    lead NETWORK

Principal Investigators

  • Janine Bacher, MSc · University Psychiatric Clinics Basel

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-03-13
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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Diseases

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