An interventional study of Enhanced Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation in Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, sponsored by University of Lausanne. Recruiting at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-06-20.
Sponsored by University of Lausanne · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Background: The CPTSD diagnosis presented in the ICD-11 is supposed to provide core and culturally invariant symptoms, which is supported by recent research. Yet, evidence also shows the necessity of integrating culture-specific symptoms in intervention and diagnostic tools to enhance the validity and efficacy of such diagnoses and therapeutic interventions. Along with cultural aspects, there are relevant structural aspects e.g., economic, and social inequalities, which impact mental health. These aspects remain understudied in low middle income countries like Egypt, where there are considerable rates of violence.
Aims: The project aims to i) culturally adapt and pilot test the therapeutic manual ESTAIR/MPE in urban Egypt, and ii) to pilot test a cultural and structural module for the diagnostic assessment of CPTSD among the same target population. The objective is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and initial impact on clinical outcomes of both the manual and diagnostic modules.
Methods: In earlier phases, the project gathered qualitative data from key informants on the cultural and structural dimensions of CPTSD in urban Egypt. Using the collected data, investigators culturally adapted this intervention and developed a diagnostic cultural module. Subsequently, the investigators will pilot-test it in four groups of five participants each, 20 participants in total. The project intends to collect both quantitative and qualitative measures to explore determined outcomes and analyze them accordingly.
For further information, please see the attached protocol.
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Behavioral: Enhanced Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation
Enhanced Skills Training in Affective and Interpersonal Regulation combined with Modified Prolonged Exposure (ESTAIR); Psychotherapeutic manual for the treatment of Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) consisting of 4 therapeutic modules: 1. Emotion Regulation, 2, Self-concept, 3. Relationship Patterns, 4. Prolonged Exposure.
Feasibility ESTAIR Manual
We will primarily assess feasibility by determining the percentage of participants who complete the study until the end (among those who sign the informed consent). Based on reported dropout rates from studies using similar modular interventions with trauma survivors, we will consider 80-90% participation and adherence as excellent, 70-80% as satisfactory, and 60-70% as acceptable.
Time frame: 7 months
Acceptability ESTAIR Manual
We will assess the acceptability by conducting feedback qualitative interviews after each module and overall feedback on therapy process at the end of therapy.
Time frame: 7 months
Feasibility of ITI-Cultural Module
We will assess the ITI feasibility, using the same method based on the percentage of participants who complete the ITI; 80-90% participation and adherence is considered as excellent, 70-80% as satisfactory, and 60-70% as acceptable.
Time frame: 7 months
Acceptability of ITI-Cultural Module
We will assess the acceptability of the ITI through qualitative interviews after the diagnostic interview.
Time frame: 7 months
Complex post-traumatic stress disorder
The International Trauma Questionnaire asses 12 symptoms (6 for post-traumatic stress disorder and another 6 for disturbances in self-organisation). A diagnosis of CPTSD requires the endorsement of at least one of the two symptoms from each of the three PTSD symptom clusters described above (i.e., re-experiencing in the here and now, avoidance, and sense of current threat) and at least one of the two symptoms from each of the three Disturbances in Self-Organisation (DSO) clusters (i.e. affective dysregulation, negative self-concept, and disturbances in relationships). Items are scored on a Likert scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely). The endorsement of a symptom item is defined as a score ≥ 2.
Time frame: 7 months
Depression
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). The PHQ-9 score may range from 0 to 27, since each of the 9 items can be scored from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day). Higher scores mean higher levels of depression.
Time frame: 7 months
Anxiety
General Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7). The GAD-7 score may range from 0 to 21, since each of the 7 items can be scored from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day). Higher scores mean higher levels of anxiety.
Time frame: 7 months
Somatic Symptoms
Somatic Symptoms Scale (SSS-8). The SSS-8 score may range from 0 to 32, since each of the 8 items can be scored from 0 (not at all) to 4 (severely). Higher scores mean higher levels of somatic symptoms.
Time frame: 7 months
Well-being
WHO-5 questionnaire. Scores range from 0-25, based on a Likert scale from 0 (not at all) to 5 (all of the time) for each item. Higher scores reflect better levels of well-being.
Time frame: 7 months
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