MEmory Training for Recovery- Adolescent (METRA): A brief intervention targeting psychological distress in Iraqi adolescents

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: posttraumatic stress disorder
depression
Mental Health - Anxiety
Mental Health - Depression

Registration Number: ACTRN12622001413718

Lead Sponsor: Monash University

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 132

Inclusion Criteria

Iraqi adolescents aged 10-19 years with elevated psychological distress. This age range aligns with our pilot work and definitions of ‘adolescent’. As in our pilot studies, elevated psychological distress is defined as greater or equal to 25 on the Child Revised Impact of Event Scale-13 and/or >12 on the Mood and Feeling Questionnaire.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria: a) high levels of suicidality, b) unmanaged psychosis/manic episodes in past month, and c) presence of head trauma/organic brain damage.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - assessed using the Child Revised Impact of Event Scale-13[ The primary time point is post-Module 2. Assessments will be at baseline, post-Module 1, post-Module 2 (primary timepoint) and 3-month follow-up.];Self-reported symptoms of depression - assessed using the Mood and Feeling Questionnaire - Child Self-report[ The primary time point is post-Module 2. Assessments will be at baseline, post-Module 1, post-Module 2 (primary timepoint) and 3-month follow-up.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of Life will be assessed using the Youth Quality of Life Short Form[ Assessments will be at baseline, post-Module 1, post-Module 2 and 3-month follow-up.];Symptoms of anxiety will be assessed using the The Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale[ Assessments will be at baseline, post-Module 1, post-Module 2 and 3-month follow-up];Psychiatric Difficulties will be assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire[ Assessments will be at baseline, post-Module 1, post-Module 2 and 3-month follow-up.];Rumination will be assessed using the Childrens Responses Styles Questionnaire[ Assessments will be at baseline, post-Module 1, post-Module 2 and 3-month follow-up.];Cognitive Avoidance will be assessed using the Cognitive Avoidance Questionnaire[ Assessments will be at baseline, post-Module 1, post-Module 2 and 3-month follow-up.]