Cultural Adaptation of Hap-pas-Hapi (Step-by-Step) for Albanian-speaking Immigrants in Switzerland and Germany

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Psychological Distress

• Registration Number: NCT04230135
• Lead Sponsor: University of Zurich

Brief Summary

We aim to compare two different levels of cultural adaptation of an Internet- and mobile-based intervention for the treatment of depression called Hap-pas-Hapi among Albanian-speaking immigrants in Switzerland and Germany. One arm will include the generic (minimally adapted) version of Hap-pas Hapi. The other arm will include a version of Hap-pas-Hapi that was adapted to the target population's cultural concepts of distress. Both versions include five sessions and the same therapeutic techniques.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-01-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-01-13
• Study First Posted: 2020-01-18
• Study Start: 2020-06-15
• Primary Completion: 2021-08-31
• Study Completion: 2021-11-30
• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-17
• Last Update Posted: 2022-05-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 97

Inclusion Criteria

• Electronic informed consent documented by time-stamped agreement to a set of consent questions
• Albanian-speaking
• Male and female participants aged above 18
• Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), Albanian version score >15
• Access to Smartphone (iOS or Android) or web-browser

Exclusion Criteria

• People living outside Germany or Switzerland
• Serious suicidal thoughts or plan (self-assessed with a corresponding question)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological distress	Six weeks	Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25)
Treatment adherence	Six weeks	Completing at least three (out of five) sessions of Hap-pas-Hapi;

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional impairment (health and disability)	Six weeks	WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0)
Well-being	Six weeks	The WHO Wellbeing Index (WHO-5)
Post-traumatic stress disorder	Six weeks	The PTSD checklist, 8 items version (PCL-8)
Self-defined problems	Six weeks	The Psychological Outcome Profiles (PSYCHLOPS)

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Freie Universität Berlin; 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany

University of Zurich; 🇨🇭 Zurich, Switzerland