Status:

COMPLETED

Primary Care Intervention for PTSD in Ethiopia

Lead Sponsor:

University of California, Los Angeles

Collaborating Sponsors:

Addis Ababa University

Conditions:

PTSD

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) cluster randomized pilot feasibility trial (n=40) to refine the the Brief Relaxation, Education and Trauma Healing (BREATHE) Ethiopia intervention and expl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • For all participants: Being 18 years of age or older
  • For all participants: Being able and willing to provide informed consent to participate in the study
  • For all participants: Being able to complete procedures in Amharic or English.
  • For patients: Treatment at a Sodo district primary care clinic for Severe Mental Illness (SMI)
  • For patients: Identified as having:
  • Experienced a traumatic event,
  • Associated PTSD symptoms defined as scores on the PTSD Checklist DSM-5 (PCL-5), AND
  • any associated functional impairment on the WHODAS-2.
  • For health care providers: Providers working at the target health centers who administer, provider care for, or supervise the care of patients with mental health concerns.
  • For caregivers: Being identified by the patient as a close family member or friend whom the patient gives permission to be involved in the study

Exclusion

  • Current high risk of suicide as measured by the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) Suicide module
  • Inability to participate in the treatment, as determined by the psychiatric nurse.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 20 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

14 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04385498

Start Date

June 1 2023

End Date

October 20 2023

Last Update

August 6 2025

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Addis Ababa University

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia