Phone-Delivered Psychological Intervention (t-CETA) for Mental Health Problems in 8-17 Year-Old Syrian Refugee Childre

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Depression, anxiety, PTSD, conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder; Depression; Anxiety; PTSD; Conduct disorder; Oppositional defiant disorder; F41.9; F43.1; F91.3

• Registration Number: LBCTR2019040213
• Lead Sponsor: Queen Mary University of London

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2020-01-31
• Study Start: 2020-02-17
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 21

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 8-17 years, male or female
2. Live with a parent or other legal guardian
3. Child and/or parent identifies that the child has mental health difficulties and requests services
4. At high risk of having a mental disorder as indexed by falling in the top 40% of the distribution in any one of the following child-report questionnaires: (i) Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), (ii) Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children (CES-DC), (iii) Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS); AND falling in the top 40% of the distribution in the following parent report questionnaire: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) total difficulties
[Criterion 4 is only applicable to children for whom these data are available from participation in the BIOPATH study; Criterion 5 takes precedence over Criterion 4 where both are available]
5. Confirmation of significant level of symptoms and functional impairment on clinical interview (MINI KID) as indicated by (i) meeting full or probable diagnostic criteria for ANY of the following: any category of mood disorder, any category of anxiety disorder, PTSD, conduct disorder, or oppositional defiant disorder; AND (ii) Clinical Global Impression severity (CGI-s) score of >3
6. Parent/legal guardian gives informed consent and child gives assent to take part

Exclusion Criteria

1. Problem for which t-CETA would not be appropriate, including psychiatric disorders for which CETA treatment is not recommended (e.g., bipolar disorder, psychosis), severe distress (e.g., acute suicidal ideation), or problems that would preclude delivery over the telephone (e.g., selective mutism)
2. Parent or legal guardian is not able to provide consent
3. Child protection issues (e.g., acute maltreatment) that are judged by clinician to make trial inclusion inappropriate
4. Any inclusion criteria not met

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified