NCT06646900

Feasibility and Acceptability Trial of a Culturally Adapted Manual Versus Standard CBT Manual: A Randomized Control Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Pakistan Association of Cognitive Therapists · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed description

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.

Conditions

• Anxiety
• Depression

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Culturally adapted CBT (CaCBT) based guided self-help manual	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.
BEHAVIORAL	Standard CBT Manual	The standard CBT manual will follow conventional CBT techniques without specific cultural adaptations

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-11-20
• Primary completion: 2024-12-10
• Completion: 2024-12-31
• First posted: 2024-10-17
• Last updated: 2024-10-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan