Trauma-informed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TiCBT) to Aid Reintegration of Repentant Terrorists and Their Families in Nigeria: A Pilot Study

NCT05449353 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: 0000-0003-0516-0313a
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to describe the feasibility, cultural appropriateness, and acceptability of Trauma-informed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TiCBT) to promote community healing and encourage the reintegration of repentant terrorists and their families to avoid reoffending.

Conditions

Trauma; Psychological

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Trauma Screening Questionnaire

  Change in traumatic experience is being assessed

  Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention

• Patient Health Questionnaire

  Change in depression is being assessed

  Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention

• Attitude Towards Repentant Terrorists and their Reintegration Scale

  Change in of attitude towards repentant terrorists is being assessed

  Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention

• brief Verona Service Satisfaction Scale

  Change in service satisfaction is being assessed

  Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention

Study Arms (1)

Trauma-infomed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental (n=24 participants) will receive the TiCBT which consists of a total of 8-group integrated sessions lasting approximately 60 minutes per session every 3 days interval with 24 persons in the single group.

Behavioral: Trauma-informed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TiCBT)

Interventions

Trauma-informed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TiCBT) BEHAVIORAL

Group: Experimental (n=24 participants) will receive the TiCBT which consists of a total of 8-group integrated sessions lasting approximately 60 minutes per session every 3 days interval with 24 persons in the single group.

Trauma-infomed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• community members who are victims of Boko Haram terrorism and had previous experiences of trauma/depression,
• score five and above for the culturally-adapted Trauma Screening Questionnaire (Brewinn et al., 2002)
• aged 18+ years,
• able to give informed consent,
• speak English
• are residents or from areas within Nigeria including Maiduguri, Adamawa, and Plateau environs.

You may not qualify if:

• less than 18 or above 85 years
• unable to give consent
• clinically diagnosed with severe PTSD/suicidal ideations or undergoing treatment
• temporary or non-residents who are unlikely to be available for follow up

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tarela Ike: lead
• British International Studies Association: collaborator

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries

Central Study Contacts

Tarela Ike, PhD

CONTACT

07831163474; t.ike@tees.ac.uk

Dung Jidong, PhD

CONTACT

07831163474; dung.jidong@ntu.ca.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 4, 2022
• First Posted: July 8, 2022
• Study Start: July 31, 2022
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2023
• Study Completion: June 30, 2023
• Last Updated: July 8, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share