Psychological, Trauma
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the study is to describe the feasibility, cultural appropriateness, and acceptability of Trauma-informed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TiCBT) to promote community healing and encourage the reintegration of repentant terrorists and their families to avoid reoffending.
Detailed description
The study will adopt a mixed-method single-arm experimental design. Approximately 24 participants will be recruited for the intervention. The Trauma-informed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TiCBT) is an 8-session intervention lasting approximately 1 hour each and designed to address trauma, dispel negative attitudes and encourage positive behaviour towards repentant terrorists. Measurement will be collected at baseline pre-intervention, end of intervention and three months post-intervention to determine its feasibility and effectiveness. Interviews will also be conducted post-intervention. Repeated-measures univariate analyses of variance (ANOVA) will be performed to examine differences between the pre- and post-intervention stages. Interviews will be analysed using thematic analysis.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTrauma-informed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TiCBT)
Group: Experimental (n=24 participants) will receive the TiCBT which consists of a total of 8-group integrated sessions lasting approximately 60 minutes per session every 3 days interval with 24 persons in the single group.
Sponsors
British International Studies Association
Tarela Ike
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* community members who are victims of Boko Haram terrorism and had previous experiences of trauma/depression, * score five and above for the culturally-adapted Trauma Screening Questionnaire (Brewinn et al., 2002) * aged 18+ years, * able to give informed consent, * speak English * are residents or from areas within Nigeria including Maiduguri, Adamawa, and Plateau environs.
Exclusion criteria
* less than 18 or above 85 years * unable to give consent * clinically diagnosed with severe PTSD/suicidal ideations or undergoing treatment * temporary or non-residents who are unlikely to be available for follow up
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Health Questionnaire | Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention | Change in depression is being assessed |
| brief Verona Service Satisfaction Scale | Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention | Change in service satisfaction is being assessed |
| Attitude Towards Repentant Terrorists and their Reintegration Scale | Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention | Change in of attitude towards repentant terrorists is being assessed |
| Trauma Screening Questionnaire | Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention | Change in traumatic experience is being assessed |
Contacts
Primary ContactTarela Ike, PhD
Backup ContactDung Jidong, PhD
Outcome results
None listed