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Last refreshed on: 28 November 2022
Main ID:  NCT03127982
Date of registration: 07/04/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Los Andes, Columbia
Public title: Unified Protocol for Emotional Problems in Victims of the Armed Conflict in Colombia
Scientific title: Effects of the Adaptation of the Unified Protocol for Emotional Problems in Victims of the Armed Conflict in Colombia: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Date of first enrolment: January 1, 2015
Target sample size: 109
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03127982
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Double (Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Colombia
Contacts
Name:     Leonidas Castro-Camacho, Ph.D.
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Affiliation:  Universidad de los Andes
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Inclusion criteria. Individuals registered as victims in Colombian Victims Unit, 18
years or older, who meet the diagnostic criteria for one or more anxiety disorder(s),
depressive disorder(s) or post-traumatic stress and related disorder(s) according to
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5, 2013) as determined by the International
Neuro-Psychiatric Interview M.I.N.I.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Exclusion criteria. Individuals diagnosed with psychotic disorders, bipolar affective
disorders, intellectual disability, dementia, substance abuse (as primary diagnoses,
with hospitalization requirement for treatment) as well as individuals who endorse
acute suicidal risk. Those that do not meet the inclusion criteria, but are in need of
mental health attention, will be referred to entities of the Health System, so that
they receive the pertinent treatment.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Emotional Disorder
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Unified Protocol
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in symptoms of post-traumatic stress as measured by the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) [Time Frame: Administered at baseline, post-treatment - on average 8 weeks after the beginning of treatment, and a 3-month follow-up.]
Changes in diagnostic criteria for depression, anxiety, as assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire. [Time Frame: Administered at baseline, post-treatment - on average 8 weeks after the beginning of treatment, and a 3-month follow-up.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Current level of functioning. [Time Frame: Baseline, and 3-month follow-up.]
Depression measure. [Time Frame: Administered at baseline, post-treatment - on average 8 weeks after the beginning of treatment, and a 3-month follow-up.]
Quality of Life. Self-reported measure assessing the physical health, subjective feelings, leisure activities, social relationships, general activities, satisfaction with medications and life satisfaction. [Time Frame: Administered at baseline, post-treatment - on average 8 weeks after the beginning of treatment, and a 3-month follow-up.]
Anxiety measure. [Time Frame: Administered at baseline, post-treatment - on average 8 weeks after the beginning of treatment, and a 3-month follow-up.]
Secondary ID(s)
COLCIENCIAS 644-2014
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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