This randomized controlled trial (RCT) will compare the efficacy and feasibility and acceptability of a culturally adapted CBT manual with a standard CBT manual, focusing on addressing cultural factors in therapy delivery.
Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT): Participants will be randomly assigned to either the culturally adapted CBT manual group or the standard CBT manual group. A culturally adapted manual will integrate cultural values, norms, and idioms of suffering into CBT techniques, ensuring relevance and acceptance within the target cultural group. The standard CBT manual will follow conventional CBT techniques without specific cultural adaptations.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
200
The intervention consists of seven modules including cognitive restructuring, problem solving, behavioural activation and conflict management. Three additional modules focus on interpersonal relationships, mental health wellbeing and self-care. Each module is delivered over one week. The intervention uses culturally appropriate stories, drawings, examples from local folklore and religious context to describe the concepts of CBT.
The standard CBT manual will follow conventional CBT techniques without specific cultural adaptations
Pakistan Association of Cognitive Therapists
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan
RECRUITINGFeasibility and acceptability measures
Feasibility and acceptability and Client's satisfaction will be measured through standardized measures of anxiety and depression
Time frame: 12 weeks
Clinical Measures
Depression and Anxiety, measured by Hosptal and Anxiety Scale (HADS)
Time frame: 12 weeks
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