Trauma-informed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TiCBT) to Aid Reintegration of Repentant Terrorists and Their Families in Nigeria: A Pilot Study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Psychological; Trauma
• Interventions: Behavioral: Trauma-informed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TiCBT)

• Registration Number: NCT05449353
• Lead Sponsor: Tarela Ike

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.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-07
• Study First Submitted: 2022-07-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-07-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-07-04
• Study First Posted: 2022-07-08
• Last Update Posted: 2022-07-08
• Study Start: 2022-07-31
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-30
• Study Completion: 2023-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Trauma-infomed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy	Trauma-informed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TiCBT)	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.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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
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