START NOW Adapted: Culturally Adapted Version of START NOW
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Depression, Depression/Anxiety, Anxiety, Adolescent, Emotion Recognition, Mental Health, Resilience,Psychological, Refugee Health
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of the culturally adapted skills-training START NOW in youth migrant populations. The main question it aims to answer is: Is the culturally adapted skills training START NOW more effective than treatment as usual (TAU) in reducing mental health problems in migrants? Participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention group receiving the skills training START NOW Adapted or the control group receiving TAU. Researchers will compare both groups to see if START NOW Adapted is more effective than TAU in reducing mental health problems in migrants.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06324864
- Run by
- Prof. Christina Stadler
- People needed
- 80
- Starts
- 2024-03-13
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-02-19
Who can join
Age: 14 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Being a migrant resettled in Switzerland temporarily or permanently
- Aged between 14 and 18
- Able to speak, read and understand one of the following languages: German, English, Turkish, Farsi, Dari, Ukrainian, Algerian Arabic or Pashto
- Able to give informed consent as documented by signature
- At least sub-clinical depressive symptoms assessed by the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25); total score > 1.75, OR
- Having elevated levels of psychological distress assessed by Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10); total score > 20
You may not qualify if…
- Suicidality assessed in self-report by the Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R; total score > 6) and external report by telephone clarification
- Planning to leave Switzerland in the next 6 months
- Concurrent CBT-based skills-training similar to START NOW
Where it is running
- University Psychiatric Clinics Basel — Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland (enrolling)
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