CompletedNot Applicable

Group CA-CBT Intervention to Reduce Psychological Distress of Earthquake Survivors

Turkey (Türkiye)60 participantsStarted 2024-07-01

Plain-language summary

Earthquakes in Türkiye cause survivors to develop serious and prolonged mental health issues and adapted versions of cognitive behavioral therapy has proven to be successful in addressing these concerns.The main goal of this pilot randomized control trial (RCT) is to test potential effectiveness of Culturally Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CA-CBT) in reducing psychological distress and depressive symptoms and increasing well-being of earthquake survivors.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being 18 years old or older. * Having experienced the earthquake. * Having a considerable amount of psychological distress: scoring 16 or higher on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10). Exclusion Criteria: * Having a severe mental disorder (conducted by a trained assessor). * Presenting suicidality (assessed by the Problem Management Plus Suicidality Tool).

What they're measuring

Change in Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10) over time

Timeframe: Change from baseline assessment (one week before the first session of CA-CBT) to follow-up assessment (1 month after post-assessment)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06189937

SponsorKoç University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-12-05

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