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Register: ANZCTR
Last refreshed on: 13 January 2020
Main ID:  ACTRN12614001244695
Date of registration: 27/11/2014
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Human Development Research Foundation
Public title: Low Intensity Intervention to Reduce Depression and Anxiety in People Exposed to Adversity
Scientific title: Exploratory Randomised Controlled Trial of Problem Management Plus versus Enhanced Treatment as Usual to Reduce Depression and Anxiety in People Exposed to Adversity
Date of first enrolment: 09/04/2014
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12614001244695.aspx
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Purpose: Treatment; Allocation: Randomised controlled trial; Masking: Blinded (masking used);Assignment: Parallel;Type of endpoint: Efficacy;  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Pakistan
Contacts
Name: Prof Atif Rahman   
Address:  Institute of Psychology, Health and Society University of Liverpool Waterhouse Building, Block B, Brownlow Street, Liverpool L69 3GL United Kingdom
Telephone: +44(0)151 252 5509
Email: Atif.Rahman@liverpool.ac.uk
Affiliation: 
Name: Prof Atif Rahman   
Address:  Institute of Psychology, Health and Society University of Liverpool Waterhouse Building, Block B, Brownlow Street, Liverpool L69 3GL United Kingdom
Telephone: +44(0)151 252 5509
Email: Atif.Rahman@liverpool.ac.uk
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: GHQ >1 and WHODAS>16
Exclusion criteria: (a) Imminent suicidal intent, (b) severe mental disorder, (c) severe cognitive impairment, (d) acute protections risks (e) exposure to trauma in last month.

Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: No limit
Gender: Both males and females
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Mental Health - Depression
Mental Health - Anxiety
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder;Depression;
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Depression
Intervention(s)
There are two arms to this trial. Arm 1: Problem Management Plus. Arm 2: Enhanced Treatment as Usual. Therapy is administered once-weekly over
5 weeks on an individual 90 minute basis. Problem Management Plus includes skills in identifying emotional and practical problems that can be managed and strategies to reduce and cope with these problems. The duration of the study for any participant will conclude after immediate post-trial follow-up assessment, resulting in participation duration of 1.5 months. Therapy is provided by local health workers.
Primary Outcome(s)
Anxiety and depression are a composite outcome that are measured by mean score on the General Health Questionnaire[Pretreatment (week 1), posttreatment (week 7)]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Mean scores on the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist[Pretreatment (week 1), posttreatment (week 7)]
Mean scores on the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0[Pretreatment (week 1), posttreatment (week 7)]
Secondary ID(s)
Nil
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
World Health Organisation Ethics Review Committee
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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