A pilot randomized control 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 sites66 target enrollmentMay 30, 2023

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

May 30, 2023

End Date

March 23, 2023

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

Male

Sponsor

IHR–Wellcome Partnership for Global Health Research

•1\. Adult South Sudanese men (aged \=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 \=16\) (Kessler et al., 2010\)
•4\. Speak English and/or Juba Arabic

•1\. Men with possible alcohol dependence (AUDIT score \=20\), or no alcohol dependence (AUDIT score \<8\).
•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).
•3\. Signs of severe mental disorders such as psychosis and/or severed cognitive impairment (e.g. severe intellectual disability or dementia). This will be assessed using a checklist with lists of observable signs of severe mental disorders or severe cognitive impairment such as participant not understanding questions, presenting with confused speech, appearing extremely fidgety or nervous, limited communication skills, etc).