Promoting the resilience of refugees and migrants - Efficacy study on the use of mother tongue counselor

Promoting the resilience of refugees and migrants - Efficacy study on the use of mother tongue counselor - Value Based Counseling (VBC)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00016867

Enrollment

100

Registered

2019-03-08

Start date

2018-03-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Mental health problems

Interventions

Group 1: Active intervention group: Value-Based Counselling: Participants in this group receive face-to-face counselling sessions from 1 session to five, 6 sessions, depending on their needs. Value-ba

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age of 18 or older 2. Immigrant, refugee, asylum seeking residence status in Germany

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Acute suicidality 2. Acute psychoses 3. Current psychotherapy 4. Acute drug/alcohol dependence

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
We measure the following questionnaires at pre-test (the first assessment), post-test (the second assessment, post-counselling, or after one-month waiting), and three-month follow-up (only for participants in the active counselling group): 1. Depression: The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) 2. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) 3. The Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) 4. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) 5. Somatic Symptoms: The Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15)	—

Measure

Time frame

We measure the following questionnaires at pre-test (the first assessment), post-test (the second assessment, post-counselling, or after one-month waiting), and three-month follow-up (only for participants in the active counselling group): 1. Depression: The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) 2. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): The PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) 3. The Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) 4. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) 5. Somatic Symptoms: The Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
We measure the following questionnaires at pre-test (the first assessment), post-test (the second assessment, post-counselling, or after one-month waiting), and three-month follow-up (only for participants in the active counselling group): 1. Resilience: The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) 2. Perspective taking: The Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) 3. Daily Functionality Impairment 4. Health Care Utility	—

Measure

Time frame

We measure the following questionnaires at pre-test (the first assessment), post-test (the second assessment, post-counselling, or after one-month waiting), and three-month follow-up (only for participants in the active counselling group): 1. Resilience: The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) 2. Perspective taking: The Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) 3. Daily Functionality Impairment 4. Health Care Utility

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Gardisi

International psychosocial organization (Ipso gGmbH)

m.gardisi@ipsocontext.org+49 (0)30 55077203 +49 (0) 179 9174384

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026