Group-integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Gi-CBT) to Aid Communities' Reintegration of Former Terrorists in Nigeria: A Randomised Control Trial

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Trauma; Anxiety; Depression; Fear
• Interventions: Behavioral: Gi-CBT; Other: Media Orientation

• Registration Number: NCT05640921
• Lead Sponsor: Teesside University

Brief Summary

The project aims to make significant contributions that change the conversation in communities and policy circles through promoting knowledge of nonviolent peace strategies using the Group integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Gi-CBT) to help heal trauma, improve peace, and encourage positive rehabilitation and reintegration of former Boko Haram terrorists' members and their families.

Detailed Description

The main question it aims to answer are:

• What is the feasibility in terms of recruitment, retention, adherence to the intervention and communities/victims' satisfaction with Gi-CBT to promote healing and improve the successful reintegration of of former Boko Haram terrorists' members and their families.into society?

Participants will be randomly allocated into two groups. The first group, the intervention group, will receive the Group integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Gi-CBT). The second group will receive government intervention involving media messages from the National Orientation Agency devoid of GiCBT.

Researchers will compare Gi-CBT group with the media orientation group to see if there are differences between a change in attitude towards ex-offenders' reintegration at base line, end of intervention and three months follow up.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2022-11
• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-11-28
• Study First Posted: 2022-12-07
• Last Update Posted: 2022-12-07
• Study Start: 2022-12-20
• Primary Completion: 2023-11-30
• Study Completion: 2023-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

1. community members who had previous experience of trauma as a result of Boko Haram atrocities, score 5 and above for the culturally-adapted Trauma Screening Questionnaire (Brewinn et al., 2002)
2. are aged 18+ years and above
3. are residents of the designated areas including Bornu (Maiduguri), and its environs.

Exclusion Criteria

• those not meeting the study inclusion criteria will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group-integrated Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Gi-CBT)	Gi-CBT	The Gi-CBT sessions will cover relevant aspects of tackling trauma, and the CBT component will involve addressing negative thoughts, building more positive ones and building resilience through post-traumatic situations and adversities.
Media Intervention	Media Orientation	The second group will receive Media Orientation (MO). The MO sessions will embed media content to create awareness of the government's approaches to reintegration.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PHQ-9	Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention]	Change in Depressive Symptoms
The Attitude Towards Repentant Terrorist and their Reintegration scale	Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention]	Change in attitude towards reintegration
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
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