A randomized controlled trial of a psychological intervention for alcohol misuse and mental health comorbidities in conflict-affected populations in Uganda

IHR–Wellcome Partnership for Global Health Research0 sites500 target enrollmentJanuary 30, 2023

Overview

2024 Protocol article in https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-07980-7 (added 28/02/2024)

Registry

who.int

Start Date

January 30, 2023

End Date

July 1, 2025

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

Male

Sponsor

IHR–Wellcome Partnership for Global Health Research

•1\. Adult south Sudanese men (\>18 years) with a refugee status
•2\. Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT score) between 8 and 20 (Saunders, Aasland, Babor, de la Fuente, et al., 1993\)
•3\. Elevated levels of psychological distress (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (10\-item version) (K10\>20\) (Kessler et al., 2010\)
•4\. Speak English and/or Juba Arabic

•Current exclusion criteria as of 26/05/2023:
•1\. Adult south Sudanese men (\>18 years) with a refugee status
•2\. Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT score \<20\) or no alcohol dependence (AUDIT score \<8\) (Saunders, Aasland, Babor, de la Fuente, et al., 1993\)
•3\. Elevated levels of psychological distress (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (10\-item version) (K10\>20\) (Kessler et al., 2010\)
•4\. Speak English and/or Juba Arabic
•5\. Have previously received PM\+.
•6\. Have been in the camp for less than three months, given that new arrivals take 2 to 3 months to relocate (i.e. receive land and refugee determination status), and the first three months are more likely to be in acute stages of distress.
•Previous exclusion criteria as of 25/04/2023:
•1\. Men with possible alcohol dependence (AUDIT score \=20\).
•2\. Imminent risk of suicide/other life\-threatening risk, acute medical conditions assessed through three questions related to suicide (i.e., ‘in the past month, have you had serious thoughts or a plan to end your life?’, what actions have you taken to end your life? And do you plan to end your life in the next 2 weeks?). These participants will be referred to a psychiatric community officer (PCO).