Effectiveness of an art therapy group intervention with elements of acceptance and commitment therapy to reduce psychological stress in people with a refugee background

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00036640

Enrollment

Registered

2025-04-10

Start date

2025-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-24

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Conditions

people with a refugee background

Interventions

Group 1: people with a refugee background - art therapy After inclusion in the study, the intervention group receives an art therapy group offer with elements from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (A

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults with a refugee background who came to Germany within the last 5 years between the ages of 18 and 39

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute psychosis, suicidality, severe cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
After completion of at least 4 groups of 10 weeks each (at least 6 participants per group) The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a combined art therapy and ACT intervention on stress levels in people with a refugee background.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
after 2 years The secondary aim is to evaluate whether the combined intervention leads to a significant reduction in anxiety symptoms.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSusann Kobus

Universitätsklinikum Essen

susann.kobus@uk-essen.de004920172386267

Outcome results

None listed

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