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Feasibility of Empowerment Group Therapy on Ukrainian Adult Outpatients
Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Summary
This single-arm pilot study aims to explore the feasibility and acceptability of the culturally adapted, Ukrainian version of the Empowerment Group Therapy (Wiechers, 2023) manual and accompanying workbook for the Ukrainian population affected by the ongoing war. Feasibility will be evaluated based on participant retention. Acceptability will be assessed through questionnaires and qualitative feedback. The study also gathers preliminary data on the effectiveness of the intervention by assessing changes in quality of life, stress, symptoms of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and somatization. Overall, it seeks to explore the relevance and impact of group-based resilience therapy in a conflict-affected setting.
Official title: The Effects of Empowerment Group Therapy on Ukrainian Adult Outpatients Located Inside the Country During the War
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
55
Start Date
2024-11-05
Completion Date
2025-09
Last Updated
2025-07-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Empowerment Group Therapy
Empowerment is a manualized, culturally sensitive treatment program. The treatment is based on a modular principle that transdiagnostically targets major symptom domains (e.g. stress, depression, anxiety), and can be flexibly adapted to individual mental health conditions of clients who participate in this program. The intervention is designed as a psychological group intervention for resource-limited settings and scalable for different formats (i.e. in-person, online, hybrid) to be feasible under the unstable conditions of war (e.g. missile attacks, power outrages). Key therapeutic elements are psychoeducation, emotion regulation strategies, problem solving and building coping skills. The activation of individual and culture-specific resources as well as building self-help skills are at focus of the treatment.
Locations (1)
National Medical University Bogomolets
Kyiv, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine