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CompletedNCT07914127Updated Nov 3, 2026

Group Mental Health Intervention With Syrian Refugee Women in Turkey

An interventional study of Coping with Stress (Culturally-Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) in Distress, sponsored by Brigham Young University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 30 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-03.

Sponsored by Brigham Young University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 2 years 2 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Aug 2024, registered Oct 2026).
Updated Nov 3, 2026Newly registeredGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
148
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 30 Years
Sex
Female
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 163 studies in Psychological Well-Being with a site in Turkey — 37 open to participants now, 47 under way, none of them phase 3. Psychological Well-Being · Turkey.

Enrollment
12th of 150
148 · median 63
Started
2024
with 35 others
No phase
150 of 163
37 open now
Registered
158th of 163
by date

Among the 163 studies in Psychological Well-Being with a site in Turkey, this one is the 12th largest by enrollment of the 150 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 36 that started in 2024, is one of 150 with no phase, and was the 158th registered.

Psychological Well-Being

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Open to participants now

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Who these studies take

Of the 402 Psychological Well-Being studies recruiting now, 218 (54%) set no upper age limit and 158 (39%) stop at 75 or younger; 120 take children under 18; 203 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 30 Years · female · healthy volunteers too.

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Study summary

This research examines whether a group intervention helps refugees manage distress while living in Turkey.

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This study tests a group mental health intervention with refugees residing in Turkey. The intervention is designed to decrease symptoms of emotional distress and increase wellbeing, social support, and successful adaptation. The group will be implemented with young adult women originally from Syria, between the ages of 18-30. The project will be implemented in collaboration with ASAM, an organization that provides psychological services to refugees and migrants across Turkey. This group project will be implemented within 5 ASAM offices located in different parts of the country. In each of the 5 sites, up to 30 participants will be enrolled in the project.

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Conditions studied

  • Distress

Keywords

  • Mental health
  • Refugee
  • Syria
  • Turkiye
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 30 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Born in Syria
  • Must be interested in accessing psychological services
  • Must be able to attend group sessions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe psychological distress
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
148 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Initial intervention group (group 1)

    This group receives the intervention first

    Behavioral: Coping with Stress (Culturally-Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)

  • Active comparator
    Waitlist control group (group 2)

    This group receives the intervention second

    Behavioral: Coping with Stress (Culturally-Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)

Interventions

  • BehavioralCoping with Stress (Culturally-Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)

    This 5 week group intervention involves 90 minute sessions addressing emotion regulation, mindfulness, and coping with stress

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in the Mean Emotional Distress Score (from Refugee Health Screening-15)

    Zero is equivalent to no distress and 56 indicates extreme distress on all measured items

    Time frame: Through study completion, up to 9 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in the Mean Mindfulness Score (from Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills)

    4 is equivalent to no mindfulness and 20 indicates always being mindful on all measured items

    Time frame: Through study completion, up to 9 months

  2. Change from Baseline in the Emotion Regulation Score (from Emotion Regulation Questionnaire- cognitive appraisal items)

    0 is equivalent to high emotion regulation and 12 indicates low emotion regulation on all measured items

    Time frame: Through study completion, up to 9 months

  3. Change from Baseline in Locus of Control Score

    0 is equivalent to high locus of control and 8 indicates no locus of control on all measured items

    Time frame: Through study completion, up to 9 months

  4. Change from Baseline in Empowerment Score

    1 is equivalent to low empowerment and 5 indicates empowerment on all measured items

    Time frame: Through study completion, up to 9 months

  5. Change from Baseline in Social Support Score

    0 is equivalent to strong social support and 8 indicates low social support on all measured items

    Time frame: Through study completion, up to 9 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilization
    Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

1 registry update since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Aug 2024 to primary completion in Apr 2025, 8 months.

Of 1,259 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Psychological Well-Being, half reached primary completion within 17 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 34. This study's 8 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 1,302 studies reached it within 16 months; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 34.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 21, 2026
First posted
Nov 3, 2026
StartActual
Aug 12, 2024
Primary completionActual
Apr 14, 2025
CompletionActual
Apr 14, 2025
Last update
Nov 3, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
Registered
First appeared on the registry. No changes since
Nov 3, 2026
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  1. Nov 3, 2026
    First appeared on the registry

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07914127
Lead sponsor
Brigham Young University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 3, 2026
Start date
Aug 12, 2024
Primary completion
Apr 14, 2025
Completion
Apr 14, 2025
Last update
Nov 3, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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