Equator Evaluation Study

Evaluation of the Equator day care treatment for traumatized refugees

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON24709

Enrollment

Registered

2007-02-16

Start date

2006-08-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

treatment effectiveness

Interventions

Equator day care treatment is a three days a week group intervention over a 6 months period. Patients of Equator day care treatment are adult refugees with severe trauma related mental health problems

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Treatment group: Equator day care patients Control group: refugees in population, matched on sex, age, etnicity and living area.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Disturbed reality testing; 2. Mentally retardation; 3. No residence permit; 4. Simultaniously receiving comparable mental health treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Mental health: Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) (Weiss & Marmar, 1997). T0: start of intervention T1: end of intervention (T0 + 6 months) T2: 3-months folluw-up T3: 6-months follow-up Method: Assisted self administering using a structured questionnaire. Questionnaire is translated in the mothertongue of the respondent. Complete questionnaire: A. Diagnostics: a. Psychopathology (MINIPlus; Sheehan et al., 1998) b. PTSS (CAPS; Blake et al., 1995); B. Socio-demographics: Traumatic Events (SLE-Equator; questionnaire developed for this particular study); C. Mental Health: a. Impact of Events (IES-R; Wess & marmar, 1997) b. Anxiety and depression symptoms (HADS; Zigmond & Snaith, 1983) c. Disability and wellbeing (MOS-sf-36; Ware et al., 1996) d. Somatic complaints (SHC; Eriksen, Ihleback & Ursin, 1999) D. Social Integration: a. Social Capital (ASCAT; McKenzie, 2006) b. Social Support (SSL-I; van Sonderen, 1993) c. Acculturation questionnaire (LAS; Mooren et al., 2001) d. Loneliness (questionnaire developed for this particular study) e. Frequency and quality of interaction/communication (questionnaire developed for this particular study) E. Patient satisfaction	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Mental health: Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) (Weiss & Marmar, 1997). T0: start of intervention T1: end of intervention (T0 + 6 months) T2: 3-months folluw-up T3: 6-months follow-up Method: Assisted self administering using a structured questionnaire. Questionnaire is translated in the mothertongue of the respondent. Complete questionnaire: A. Diagnostics: a. Psychopathology (MINIPlus; Sheehan et al., 1998) b. PTSS (CAPS; Blake et al., 1995); B. Socio-demographics: Traumatic Events (SLE-Equator; questionnaire developed for this particular study); C. Mental Health: a. Impact of Events (IES-R; Wess & marmar, 1997) b. Anxiety and depression symptoms (HADS; Zigmond & Snaith, 1983) c. Disability and wellbeing (MOS-sf-36; Ware et al., 1996) d. Somatic complaints (SHC; Eriksen, Ihleback & Ursin, 1999) D. Social Integration: a. Social Capital (ASCAT; McKenzie, 2006) b. Social Support (SSL-I; van Sonderen, 1993) c. Acculturation questionnaire (LAS; Mooren et al., 2001) d. Loneliness (questionnaire developed for this particular study) e. Frequency and quality of interaction/communication (questionnaire developed for this particular study) E. Patient satisfaction

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Social Integration (ASCAT; McKenzie, 2006)	—

Contacts

Public ContactAstrid Kamperman

Equator AMC De Meren Tafelbergweg 25

A.M.Kamperman@amc.uva.nl+31(0)20-5667289

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)