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Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention for the treatment of psychological distress in adolescents: study protocol for randomised controlled trials in Lebanon and Jordan
- Source :
- Trials, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019), STRENGTHS-consortium 2019, ' Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) intervention for the treatment of psychological distress in adolescents : study protocol for randomised controlled trials in Lebanon and Jordan ', Trials, vol. 20, no. 1, 545, pp. 545 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3654-3, Trials, Trials, 20(1):545. BioMed Central, Trials, 20:545. BioMed Central
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2019.
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Abstract
- Background There are significant barriers to providing accessible, quality mental health care for young adolescents affected by adversity. In an attempt to overcome this, the World Health Organization (WHO) has developed the Early Adolescent Skills for Emotions (EASE) psychological intervention for young adolescents with internalising problems. EASE is group-based (seven sessions for adolescents, three sessions for their caregivers) and can be delivered by non-specialist providers. This paper outlines the study protocols for two trials of EASE in the Middle East - one in Lebanon and one in Jordan. Methods We will conduct two, single-blind, two-arm, individually randomised group treatment trials in Lebanon and Jordan, with at least 445 young adolescents per trial. Adolescents will be screened eligible for the trial if they demonstrate levels of psychological distress indicative of internalizing problems requiring treatment. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive the EASE intervention, or enhanced usual care (one home-visit psychoeducation session). The primary outcome is reduction in overall child-reported psychological distress over time, with 3 months post-treatment as the primary end point. Secondary child-reported outcomes include post-traumatic stress symptoms, depression symptoms, daily functioning, and wellbeing. Secondary caregiver-reported outcomes include parenting style, overall child distress, and caregiver psychological distress. Coping strategy use will be explored as a mediator of treatment effects in Lebanon, and relevant moderators of treatment effects will be explored. Discussion These trials will provide the first assessments of the effectiveness of the EASE intervention for use in the Middle East, with important implications for the use of low-intensity, non-specialist interventions for this age range. Trial registration Lebanon: ISRCTN75375136. Registered on 11 March 2019. Jordan: Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ACTRN12619000341123. Registered on 5 March 2019 (https://www.anzctr.org.au/) Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13063-019-3654-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- medicine.medical_specialty
Humanitarian emergencies
SDG 16 - Peace
Armed conflict
Low and middle income countries
Psychological intervention
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Adolescents
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Randomized controlled trial
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
law
Intervention (counseling)
Study protocol
medicine
Pharmacology (medical)
030212 general & internal medicine
Psychiatry
Protocol (science)
Randomised controlled trial
lcsh:R5-920
business.industry
SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Psychological distress
Justice and Strong Institutions
3. Good health
Early adolescents
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lcsh:Medicine (General)
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17456215
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Trials
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a6a5663304fb08830ab4a19c68cebbaa