Trauma, PsychologicalLETiTNCT05397483
Legal-Education Plus Trauma-informed Therapy to Improve Community Acceptance and Reintegration of Repentant Terrorists in Nigeria
A study testing Legal Education plus Trauma-informed Therapy (LETiT) and Intervention As Usual (IAU) in people with Trauma, Psychological and Legal Education, run by Nottingham Trent University.
Trial summary
Terrorism is an issue of global concern, and reintegrating repentant terrorists, including their families, has often proved challenging considering the damages done by the terrorist group. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 85 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Trauma, Psychological, Legal Education
- What is being tested?
- Legal Education plus Trauma-informed Therapy (LETiT) and Intervention As Usual (IAU)
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 150 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 20 Jun 2022to 30 Sep 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 85 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- ages 18 - 85 years
- able to give consent
- able to understand and speak English
- score a minimum of 5 on Trauma Screening Questionnaire
- residents of designated communities of intervention (Adamawa, Maiduguri, and Plateau states)
- available for the study and follow up at 3- and 6-months post-intervention
Who cannot join
- less than 18 or above 85 years
- unable to give consent
- clinically diagnosed with severe PTSD/suicidal ideations or undergoing treatment
- temporary or non-residents who are unlikely to be available for follow up
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet.
About this study
Official title: Legal-Education Plus Trauma-informed Therapy to Improve Community Acceptance and Reintegration of Repentant Terrorists in Nigeria: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial
Terrorism is an issue of global concern, and reintegrating repentant terrorists, including their families, has often proved challenging considering the damages done by the terrorist group. Despite Boko Haram atrocities in Nigeria, the focus seems directed toward the repentant terrorists with limited attention to the communities, the trauma they suffered, and their involvement in the design of reintegration programmes. There is also limited community awareness of legal support channels to foster positive reintegration (Ike et al., 2021). The implication is that it risks undermining the social context that informs successful reintegration, improves acceptance, and reduces reoffending. However, there appears to be limited research on this important policy problem in Nigeria. Our study proposes to fill this gap by contributing to the research initiative through a novel cross-disciplinary intervention drawing on law and psychology entitled Legal Education plus Trauma-informed Therapy (LETiT) to improve community acceptance and reintegration of repentant terrorists in Nigeria.
- Conditions
- Trauma, Psychological, Legal Education
- Being tested
- Legal Education plus Trauma-informed Therapy (LETiT), Intervention As Usual (IAU)
- Medical subject headings
- Psychological Trauma
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Legal Education plus Trauma-informed Therapy (LETiT)Behavioural
Group-1: Experimental (n=75 participants) will receive the LETiT which consists of a total of 12-group integrated sessions lasting approximately 60-90 minutes per session every week with 20-25 persons per sub-group.
Intervention As Usual (IAU)Behavioural
Group-2: Controlled (n=75 participants) will receive the IAU which consists of a total of 12-group integrated sessions lasting approximately 60-90 minutes per session every week with 20-25 persons per sub-group.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| LETiT | Experimental | The LETiT intervention will cover (a) Legal education with numerous aspects relating to human rights, access to legal support and tackling traumatic experiences.
(b) The Trauma-informed Therapy component will involve addressing trauma, dispelling negative thoughts and building more positive thinking.
It is worth adding that the LETiT intervention has undergone standardisation of procedure by adopting a coherent manual (e.g., the Legal Education plus Trauma-informed Therapy manual) specifically designed for the proposed intervention. For example, the legal education contents are collated from extant laws, including the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Receives: Behavioral: Legal Education plus Trauma-informed Therapy (LETiT) |
| Intervention As Usual (IAU) | Active comparator | The Intervention As Usual (IAU) component of the proposed project is designed through a systematic collation of numerous government and non-governmental organisations' support information (e.g., news information and basic re-orientation of community members affected by terrorism). Thus, the IAU group will receive the government intervention involving media messages from the National Orientation Agency devoid of legal education or trauma-informed therapy.
The training materials are organised to address key aspects of care such as (a) acknowledgement of the severity of lived experiences (b) reflection of current help received from the government and humanitarian services (c) essential aspects of self-care and caring for the vulnerable family and community members (d) inspiration for the future etc. Receives: Behavioral: Intervention As Usual (IAU) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Trauma Screening Questionnaire
Change in traumatic experience is being assessed
Measured: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Adaptive Stress Index
Change in stress is being assessed
Measured: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Patient Health Questionnaire
Change in depression is being assessed
Measured: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale
Change in anxiety is being assessed
Measured: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Legal-Education Awareness Scale
Change in awareness of human right is being assessed
Measured: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Attitude Towards Repentant Terrorists and their Reintegration Scale
Change in of attitude towards repentant terrorists is being assessed
Measured: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
brief Verona Service Satisfaction Scale
Change in service satisfaction is being assessed
Measured: Change is being assessed at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted31 May 2022
- Study start20 Jun 2022 (estimated)
- Primary completion19 Jun 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Sep 2023 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Trauma, PsychologicalStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 150 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Nottingham Trent University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Dr Dung Jidong, PhD, Nottingham Trent University
- Investigators
- Dung Jidong, PhD, Principal investigator, Nottingham Trent University, UK
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05397483
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 0000-0001-5034-0335d
- Acronym
- LETiT
- Status last verified
- May 2022
- First submitted
- 25 May 2022
- Last updated
- 31 May 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 31 May 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Legal-Education Plus Trauma-informed Therapy to Improve Community Acceptance and Reintegration of Repentant Terrorists in Nigeria: A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05397483
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- LETiT / 0000-0001-5034-0335d
- Conditions
- Trauma, Psychological, Legal Education
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 150 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Nottingham Trent UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 20 Jun 2022 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 19 Jun 2023 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Sep 2023 (estimated)
- First posted
- 31 May 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Terrorism is an issue of global concern, and reintegrating repentant terrorists, including their families, has often proved challenging considering the damages done by the terrorist group. Despite Boko Haram atrocities in Nigeria, the focus seems directed toward the repentant terrorists with limited attention to the communities, the trauma they suffered, and their involvement in the design of reintegration programmes. There is also limited community awareness of legal support channels to foster positive reintegration (Ike et al., 2021). The implication is that it risks undermining the social context that informs successful reintegration, improves acceptance, and reduces reoffending. However, there appears to be limited research on this important policy problem in Nigeria. Our study proposes to fill this gap by contributing to the research initiative through a novel cross-disciplinary intervention drawing on law and psychology entitled Legal Education plus Trauma-informed Therapy (LETiT) to improve community acceptance and reintegration of repentant terrorists in Nigeria.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| LETiT | Experimental | Behavioral: Legal Education plus Trauma-informed Therapy (LETiT)The LETiT intervention will cover (a) Legal education with numerous aspects relating to human rights, access to legal support and tackling traumatic experiences. (b) The Trauma-informed Therapy component will involve addressing trauma, dispelling negative thoughts and building more positive thinking. It is worth adding that the LETiT intervention has undergone standardisation of procedure by adopting a coherent manual (e.g., the Legal Education plus Trauma-informed Therapy manual) specifically designed for the proposed intervention. For example, the legal education contents are collated from extant laws, including the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. |
| Intervention As Usual (IAU) | Active comparator | Behavioral: Intervention As Usual (IAU)The Intervention As Usual (IAU) component of the proposed project is designed through a systematic collation of numerous government and non-governmental organisations' support information (e.g., news information and basic re-orientation of community members affected by terrorism). Thus, the IAU group will receive the government intervention involving media messages from the National Orientation Agency devoid of legal education or trauma-informed therapy. The training materials are organised to address key aspects of care such as (a) acknowledgement of the severity of lived experiences (b) reflection of current help received from the government and humanitarian services (c) essential aspects of self-care and caring for the vulnerable family and community members (d) inspiration for the future etc. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- ages 18 - 85 years
- able to give consent
- able to understand and speak English
- score a minimum of 5 on Trauma Screening Questionnaire
- residents of designated communities of intervention (Adamawa, Maiduguri, and Plateau states)
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- less than 18 or above 85 years
- unable to give consent
- clinically diagnosed with severe PTSD/suicidal ideations or undergoing treatment
- temporary or non-residents who are unlikely to be available for follow up
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Education plus Trauma-informed Therapy (LETiT)Group-1: Experimental (n=75 participants) will receive the LETiT which consists of a total of 12-group integrated sessions lasting approximately 60-90 minutes per session every week with 20-25 persons per sub-group. | Behavioural | LETiT |
| Intervention As Usual (IAU)Group-2: Controlled (n=75 participants) will receive the IAU which consists of a total of 12-group integrated sessions lasting approximately 60-90 minutes per session every week with 20-25 persons per sub-group. | Behavioural | Intervention As Usual (IAU) |
Primary outcome
Trauma Screening Questionnaire
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Change in traumatic experience is being assessed
Adaptive Stress Index
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Change in stress is being assessed
Patient Health Questionnaire
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Change in depression is being assessed
Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Change in anxiety is being assessed
Legal-Education Awareness Scale
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Change in awareness of human right is being assessed
Attitude Towards Repentant Terrorists and their Reintegration Scale
Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Change in of attitude towards repentant terrorists is being assessed
brief Verona Service Satisfaction Scale
Time frame: Change is being assessed at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention
Change in service satisfaction is being assessed
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 31 May 2022.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Dung Jidong, PhD principal investigator
Nottingham Trent University, UK
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Legal Education plus Trauma-informed Therapy (LETiT) and Intervention As Usual (IAU) in people with Trauma, Psychological and Legal Education, run by Nottingham Trent University.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 May 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Dung Jidong, PhD (+44 115 84 86478, dung.jidong@ntu.ac.uk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Trauma Screening Questionnaire (time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months, and at 6-months post-intervention). The study lists 7 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 31 May 2022.