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Feasibility and Acceptability of Problem Management Plus (PM+) for Prisoners in the Netherlands - a Pilot RCT
Sponsor: VU University of Amsterdam
Summary
The goal of this pilot randomised controlled trial is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of the - specifically to the prison context adapted - World Health Organization's Problem Management Plus (PM+) intervention for individuals detained in Dutch remand prisons. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * To what extent is the contextually adapted PM+ intervention feasible and acceptable for individuals detained in Dutch remand prisons? * To what extent are there preliminary indications of pre to post-effects of the PM+ intervention on, for example, anxiety and depression symptoms? Researchers will compare two groups to answer these questions. Participants will either receive the PM+ intervention and Care-as-Usual or only Care-as-Usual.
Official title: Feasibility and Acceptability of Problem Management Plus (PM+) for Prisoners in the Netherlands - a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2024-06-13
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2024-12-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Problem Management Plus (PM+)
Problem Management Plus (PM+) is a brief, psychological intervention program based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques that are empirically supported and formally recommended by the WHO (Dua et al., 2011; Tol et al., 2013). The full protocol was developed by the WHO and the University of New South Wales, Australia. The manual involves the following empirically supported elements: problem-solving, stress management, behavioural activation, and accessing social support. PM+ has three core features. It is brief (five sessions given in five weeks), delivered by paraprofessionals (PM+ helpers) and transdiagnostic. The PM+ helpers will be supervised by mental health care specialists.
Locations (1)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands