NCT04230135

Cultural Adaptation of Hap-pas-Hapi (Step-by-Step) for Albanian-speaking Immigrants in Switzerland and Germany

Randomised Controlled Trial to Test to What Extent the Adaptation of a Smartphone-based Self-help Programme to Albanian Immigrants' Cultural Concepts of Distress Enhances Its Acceptability and Efficacy

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 97 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Zurich · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

We aim to compare two different levels of cultural adaptation of an Internet- and mobile-based intervention for the treatment of depression called Hap-pas-Hapi among Albanian-speaking immigrants in Switzerland and Germany. One arm will include the generic (minimally adapted) version of Hap-pas Hapi. The other arm will include a version of Hap-pas-Hapi that was adapted to the target population's cultural concepts of distress. Both versions include five sessions and the same therapeutic techniques.

Conditions

• Psychological Distress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Hap-pas-Hapi	Hap-pas-Hapi is a Smartphone-based intervention for the treatment of psychological distress. It includes five sessions and uses a narrative approach. Behavioural activation is the main active therapeutic agent in the intervention, along with stress management, positive self-talk, mood tracking, social support, and relapse prevention.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-06-15
• Primary completion: 2021-08-31
• Completion: 2021-11-30
• First posted: 2020-01-18
• Last updated: 2022-05-25

Locations

2 sites across 2 countries: Germany, Switzerland