Transparent Communication to Improve Mental Wellbeing and Attitude Towards Reintegration
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorTeesside University
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
18 years and above
Able to provide full consent for their participation.
A resident of the study areas
Disqualifiers
Less than 18 years
Unable to consent
Currently undergoing severe mental health treatment
Unable to speak the English language fluently
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE)
BehavioralThe 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.
Treatment groups
74 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE)Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control - Waitlist GroupNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
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.
Time frame
At the end of intervention (day 2)Secondary outcomes
1
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5)
The PCL-5 is a 20-item self-report measure that can be used to assess the 20 DSM-5 symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder. A 5-10 point change represents reliable change (i.e., change not due to chance) and a 10-20 point change represents clinically significant change.
Time frame
Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)2
Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)
The GAD-7 is a seven item scale for screening, measuring and assessing the severity of generalised anxiety disorder. Scores of 5, 10, and 15 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate and severe anxiety, respectively.
Time frame
Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)3
Oslo Social Support Scale (OSSS-3)
The scale is a 3-item self-reported measure designed for assessing and measuring the level of social support. The sum score ranges from 3 to 14, with high values representing strong levels and low values representing poor levels of social support as indicated as follows: a) 3-8 poor social support, b) 9-11 moderate social support, c) 12-14 strong social support.
Time frame
Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)4
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a 9-item questionnaire that will be used for screening, monitoring, measuring and assessing the severity of depression. Low scores (e.g. 0-4) indicate no depression, however, higher scores (20-27) indicates severe depression.
Time frame
Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)Other outcomes
1
Vignette
The vignette will be based on hypothetical ex-Boko Haram members, fighter and those forced to join with varying roles within the group and what they did as appropriate. The participants will then be asked 3 sets of outcome measures which relates to Behavioural attitude, emotions and attitude towards reintegration programme.
Time frame
Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)Locations
Sponsors and contacts
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Teesside University
Lead sponsor
Jos University Teaching Hospital
Collaborator
University of Manchester
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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