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START NOW Adapted: Culturally Adapted Version of START NOW
Sponsor: Prof. Christina Stadler
Summary
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.
Official title: Testing the Effectiveness of the Culturally Adapted Skills Training START NOW to Reduce Mental Health Problems in Adolescent Refugees
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
14 Years - 18 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2024-03-13
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2026-02-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
START NOW Adapted
The START NOW skills-training combines aspects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and trauma-sensitive care. Studies in different contexts have shown START NOW's effectiveness in terms of reducing behavioral problems, reducing hospitalization rates, improving mental health functioning and increasing satisfaction rates. The culturally adapted version will be contextually adapted to different cultural backgrounds and the experience of migration. In ten sessions, participants learn about emotions and are introduced to the START NOW skills. These skills, called "SLOW DOWN", "TAKE A STEP BACK", "ACCEPT", "RESPECT" and "TAKE ACTION", are strategies or techniques that can be used to better manage stress and difficult emotions.
Locations (1)
University Psychiatric Clinics Basel
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland