Trauma-informed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TiCBT) to Aid Reintegration of Repentant Terrorists and Their Families in Nigeria: A Pilot Study

Tarela Ike24 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to describe the feasibility, cultural appropriateness, and acceptability of Trauma-informed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TiCBT) to promote community healing and encourage the reintegration of repentant terrorists and their families to avoid reoffending.

The study will adopt a mixed-method single-arm experimental design. Approximately 24 participants will be recruited for the intervention. The Trauma-informed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TiCBT) is an 8-session intervention lasting approximately 1 hour each and designed to address trauma, dispel negative attitudes and encourage positive behaviour towards repentant terrorists. Measurement will be collected at baseline pre-intervention, end of intervention and three months post-intervention to determine its feasibility and effectiveness. Interviews will also be conducted post-intervention. Repeated-measures univariate analyses of variance (ANOVA) will be performed to examine differences between the pre- and post-intervention stages. Interviews will be analysed using thematic analysis.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Trauma Psychological

Interventions

Trauma-informed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TiCBT)BEHAVIORAL

Group: Experimental (n=24 participants) will receive the TiCBT which consists of a total of 8-group integrated sessions lasting approximately 60 minutes per session every 3 days interval with 24 persons in the single group.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * community members who are victims of Boko Haram terrorism and had previous experiences of trauma/depression, * score five and above for the culturally-adapted Trauma Screening Questionnaire (Brewinn et al., 2002) * aged 18+ years, * able to give informed consent, * speak English * are residents or from areas within Nigeria including Maiduguri, Adamawa, and Plateau environs. Exclusion Criteria: * 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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Trauma Screening Questionnaire

Change in traumatic experience is being assessed

Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention

Patient Health Questionnaire

Change in depression is being assessed

Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention

Attitude Towards Repentant Terrorists and their Reintegration Scale

Change in of attitude towards repentant terrorists is being assessed

Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention

brief Verona Service Satisfaction Scale

Change in service satisfaction is being assessed

Time frame: Change is being assessed at baseline, at 12 weeks end of intervention, at 3-months post-intervention

Central Contacts

Tarela Ike, PhD

CONTACT

07831163474 t.ike@tees.ac.uk

Dung Jidong, PhD

CONTACT

07831163474 dung.jidong@ntu.ca.uk

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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