Clinical trials: Refugee Health
Mental Health Wellness 1, Well-Being, Psychological
Support Groups in the Metaverse for Ukrainian Refugees
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the efficacy of support groups held in the Metaverse, designed to promote mental health and well-being in Ukrainian refugees.
- Trial name
- METASUPUKR (NCT06142032)
- Testing
- Metaverse support group, In-Person support group
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bucharest
Mental Health, Violence Against Children
Hope Groups: Parenting and Mental Health Among Refugees in the Middle East
This research is testing if 'Hope Groups' -- a psychosocial, mental health, parenting strengthening, and violence prevention support group program -- work to help Palestinian caregivers displaced by war.
- Trial name
- NCT07506421
- Testing
- Hope Groups
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 490 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Stress, Psychological, Mental Health Impairment
A Psychosocial Program Impact Evaluation in Jordan
The study aims to deliver a robust pre-post evaluation of the wellbeing impacts of an innovative, brief, and scalable psychosocial intervention, delivered to refugee youth living in urban settlements in Jordan.
- Trial name
- NCT03012451
- Testing
- Advancing Adolescents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 817 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depression
Resettled Refugee Families for Healing
The goal of this type I hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial is to test a family strengthening (FS) model delivered through multiple family groups (MFG) combined with a virtual peer mentoring program called TeenAge Health…
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Depression, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Anxiety
- Trial name
- RRF4H (NCT06176638)
- Testing
- RRF4H Combination Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Refugee Self-reliance, Mental Health Issue
GBV Prevention, Mitigation, and Response in Colombia
As of August 2021, Colombia hosts the vast majority of Venezuelan refugees and migrants (UNHCR, 2022). For vulnerable refugees and migrants in Colombia, and especially for women, gender-based violence (GBV) is present during…
- Conditions
- Refugee Self-reliance, Mental Health Issue, Empowerment, Gender Based Violence Knowledge and Perceived Risk
- Trial name
- NCT06312592
- Testing
- Entrepreneurship School with Gender Lens
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 253 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Lending a Hand to Our Future: PTSD in Refugee Children and Youth
Immigrant and refugee children and youth are the fastest growing segment of Canadian society, but their mental health is too often overlooked even though their high rates of symptoms are increasingly of concern.
- Trial name
- LHOF (NCT02334566)
- Testing
- NET TX
- Volunteers
- 588 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Mental Health Care, Sexual Health Quality of Life
Self-efficacy and Knowledge (SEEK) Trial to Improve Sexual Reproductive Health and Well-being for Syrian Refugee Women and Girls in Lebanon
This community-based randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to evaluate a low-resource/low-intensity integrated sexual reproductive health (SRH) and wellbeing intervention package.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Care, Sexual Health Quality of Life, Family Planning Services
- Trial name
- SEEK (NCT07008950)
- Testing
- The Self-Efficacy and Knowledge Trial
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 485 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Emergency
The Use of Emergency Department by Syrian Refugees and the Increasing Cost of Health Care
Since the beginning of the Syria conflict in March 2011, more than 10 million Syrians were forced to leave their homes and sought refuge in neighboring countries.
- Trial name
- NCT02721927
- Testing
- Syrian Refugees
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Adiyaman University Research Hospital
Mental Health, Violence Against Children
Palestinian ParentText for Crisis: A Parenting Chabot in War and Displacement
The primary aim of this research is to evaluate if ParentText for Crisis helps improve the following outcomes among Palestinian caregivers living in Jordan: a.) Improving caregiver mental health; b.) Improving positive parenting…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Violence Against Children, Parenting
- Trial name
- NCT07494786
- Testing
- ParentText for Crisis
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Mental Health Wellness 1
Adapting Group PM+ for Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in Colombia
This study is a type 2 hybrid implementation design, which aims to evaluate the utility and effectiveness of an intervention while simultaneously assessing implementation outcomes, such as adoption, fidelity, and maintenance.
- Trial name
- NCT05477355
- Testing
- Group Problem Management Plus (PM+)
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The New School
Sexual Violence, Refugee Health
Study on the Prevention of Recidivism and the Consequences of Sexual Violence Suffered by Female Asylum Seekers in France
Women seeking asylum (WSA) are overexposed to sexual violence (SV) in their countries of origin, along migration routes, and within host countries.
- Conditions
- Sexual Violence, Refugee Health, Physical Health, Mental Health
- Trial name
- PREVISEDA (NCT07477314)
- Testing
- care coordinator, a trained health mediator, Access to care in the usual care
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 675 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Stress, Depression Symptoms
SH+ and Cash Assistance
This pilot project aims to evaluate the implementation outcomes and preliminary impacts of a combined low-intensity psychological intervention paired with cash assistance for Dari-speaking adult Afghan asylum-seeking women in…
- Trial name
- NCT07016646
- Testing
- Self-Help Plus (SH+) and cash transfer, Cash transfer
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Anxiety, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Narrative Therapy for Anxiety and Depression in Palestinian Refugee Adolescents
This study evaluated whether a culturally adapted 10-week narrative therapy program could reduce anxiety and depression symptoms among middle school students living in refugee camps in Northern Palestine.
- Trial name
- NT-AD (NCT07691021)
- Testing
- Culturally Adapted Narrative Therapy
- Where
- Palestinian Territories
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Nablus University for Vocational and Technical Education
Family Planning Services, Post Partum Depression
Mental and Reproductive Health Integration and Access
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether an integrated package of mental health screening, brief psychosocial support, and family planning counseling delivered within routine postnatal care can improve reproductive and…
- Trial name
- MARIA (NCT07659509)
- Testing
- MARIA Integrated Maternal Mental Health and Family Planning Package
- Where
- 2 sites in Jordan
- Volunteers
- 920 people
- Sponsor
- Eastern Mediterranean Public Health Network
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
Trial of Mental Health Treatment for Darfur Refugees in Cairo
The enormous global burden of mental illness has been estimated through the publication of the Global Burden of Disease Study, adding momentum to refugee mental health studies (1,2).
- Conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Anger, Domestic Violence
- Trial name
- NCT00879853
- Testing
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Depression, Anxiety
Hybrid Type 1 Randomized Pilot Trial of a Peer-led Family and Social Strengthening Group Intervention for Refugee Families
The proposed study draws on prior research to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and explore preliminary effectiveness of Coffee and Family Education and Support, Version (CAFES2) using a pilot randomized type 1 hybrid…
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Family Dynamics
- Trial name
- NCT06261463
- Testing
- CAFES2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Social Emotional Wellness
Implementing and Evaluating a Social-Emotional Learning Program for Refugee Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The overall goal of this overall goal is to pilot an adaptation of an established Social-Emotional Learning Program with novel wellness and COVID-19 safety components that are trauma-informed and culturally-specific in a…
- Trial name
- NCT04931888
- Testing
- EMPOWER
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Distress, PTSD
Scaling-up Psychological Interventions With Syrian Refugees in Switzerland (STRENGTHS_CH): RCT
The current refugee crisis across the Middle East and Europe has large effects on individual refugees' psychological well-being, as well as on the healthcare systems of countries hosting refugees.
- Conditions
- Distress, PTSD, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04574466
- Testing
- Problem Management Plus
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Family Research
Addressing Mental Health Disparities in Refugee Children
The proposed study will employ a cross-cultural Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach to build from prior needs assessments and mixed-methods research to evaluate the effectiveness of the Family Strengthening…
- Trial name
- NCT03796065
- Testing
- FSI-R Treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 354 people
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Mental Health, Child Development
Caregiver Mental Health and Early Childhood Development in Conflict-Affected Settings
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a community-based psychosocial program can improve caregivers' mental health and support the healthy development of young children in communities affected by conflict and forced…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Child Development, Relationships, Father-Child
- Trial name
- NCT07148531
- Testing
- Seeds for Attachment (translated version)
- Where
- 12 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 2,348 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Los Andes, Columbia