Transparent Communication to Improve Mental Wellbeing and Attitude Towards Reintegration

NCT07251478 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: 0000-0003-0516-0313g
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 74
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Reintegrating those once affiliated with proscribed terrorist groups constitutes significant global challenges due to public stigma, poor awareness of reintegration programmes and resentment towards incentives provided to rehabilitated former members of such groups. Of central concern is the anxiety, trauma and depression suffered alongside distrust for reintegration programmes, including the genuine repentance of former members of the proscribed group. The implication is its risk in exacerbating reoffending. Yet, a gap exists to address this urgent problem. The proposed study seeks to test and pilot the feasibility and acceptability of a novel intervention called Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE) in improving mental well-being and public attitude towards reintegration. The intervention is a low-intensity intervention lasting approximately 3-5 minutes design to create awareness on the rationale behind reintegration programme, reduce anxiety, depression and foster positive attitude towards reintegration.

Conditions

Depression; Anxiety; Trauma; Stress; Trauma, Psychological

Keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Reintegration; Trauma

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Service Satisfaction Scale

  A five item scale that can be used to assess and measure satisfaction, acceptability and quality of the intervention. Higher score denote positive outcomes and acceptability. Lower score denotes poor satisfaction and acceptability.

  At the end of intervention (day 2)

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5)

  Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)

• Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)

  Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)

• Oslo Social Support Scale (OSSS-3)

  Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)

• Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

  Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)

• European Quality of Life Scale EQ-5D-5L

  Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)

Other Outcomes (1)

• Vignette

  Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)

Study Arms (2)

Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE)

EXPERIMENTAL

The Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE) intervention is a low-intensity intervention lasting 3-5 minutes.

Behavioral: Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE)

Control - Waitlist Group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will not receive an intervention until after the assessment periods at baseline (day 1), and end of intervention (day 2) before they will be administered the PEACE intervention.

Interventions

Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE) BEHAVIORAL

The Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE) intervention is a low-intensity intervention lasting 3-5 minutes. The intervention is underpinned by awareness creation, reducing depression and anxiety and the purpose of reintegration programme to encourage change in negative attitudes towards reintegration. The recorded message introduction will commence with a welcome address on the topic, and this is followed by the core message and a closing remark. The core message is composed of three key ambits: 1) emphasizing mental health and welbeing alongside the importance of the reintegration programme, the rationale behind the reintegration programme, including the provision of incentives to dissuade reoffending, (ii) the need for empathy, prosociality, and positive social identity and advantages of reintegration and (iii) calling on the public to forgive and accept them back. The programme will end with a thank you to the audience for listening.

Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE)

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• years and above
• Able to provide full consent for their participation.
• A resident of the study areas

You may not qualify if:

• Less than 18 years
• Unable to consent
• Currently undergoing severe mental health treatment
• Unable to speak the English language fluently

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Teesside University: lead
• Jos University Teaching Hospital: collaborator
• University of Manchester: collaborator

Related Publications (2)

• Owonikoko, S. B. (2022). "Take them to government house or Aso Rock": Community receptivity to reintegration of operation safe corridor's deradicalised Ex-Boko Haram members in Northeastern Nigeria. Cogent Social Sciences, 8(1), 2015884.

  BACKGROUND

• Abdullahi, I., & Onabanjo, H. (2024). Reintegration of ex-combatants and peacebuilding in terrorised communities in northeastern Nigeria. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 9 (7), 2283, 2307.

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Anxiety Disorders; Wounds and Injuries; Psychological Trauma

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders; Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders

Central Study Contacts

Tarela J Ike, PhD

CONTACT

0164234231; T.ike@tees.ac.uk

Dung E Jidong, PhD

CONTACT

Dung.jidong@manchester.ac.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 20, 2025
• First Posted: November 26, 2025
• Study Start: December 10, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2026
• Last Updated: November 26, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share