Transparent Communication to Improve Mental Wellbeing and Attitude Towards Reintegration
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE).
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Depression, Anxiety, Trauma, Stress. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Transparent Communication to Improve Mental Wellbeing and Public Attitude Towards the Reintegration of Former Boko Haram Members in Nigeria: A Pilot Randomised Control Trial
Overview
Reintegrating those once affiliated with proscribed terrorist groups constitutes significant global challenges due to public stigma, poor awareness of reintegration programmes and resentment towards incentives provided to rehabilitated former members of such groups. Of central concern is the anxiety, trauma and depression suffered alongside distrust for reintegration programmes, including the genuine repentance of former members of the proscribed group. The implication is its risk in exacerbating reoffending. Yet, a gap exists to address this urgent problem. The proposed study seeks to test and pilot the feasibility and acceptability of a novel intervention called Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE) in improving mental well-being and public attitude towards reintegration. The intervention is a low-intensity intervention lasting approximately 3-5 minutes design to create awareness on the rationale behind reintegration programme, reduce anxiety, depression and foster positive attitude towards reintegration.
Interventions
- Behavioral Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE)
The Prosociality, Empathy and Awareness Communication to aid rEintegration (PEACE) intervention is a low-intensity intervention lasting 3-5 minutes. The intervention is underpinned by awareness creation, reducing depression and anxiety and the purpose of reintegration programme to encourage change in negative attitudes towards reintegration. The recorded message introduction will commence with a welcome address on the topic, and this is followed by the core message and a closing remark. The core
Primary outcome measures
- Service Satisfaction Scale [Time frame: At the end of intervention (day 2)]
Secondary outcome measures (7)
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5) [Time frame: Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)]
- Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) [Time frame: Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)]
- Oslo Social Support Scale (OSSS-3) [Time frame: Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)]
- Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) [Time frame: Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)]
- European Quality of Life Scale EQ-5D-5L [Time frame: Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)]
- Legal-informed Awareness of Complaint Channel Scale (LACCS) [Time frame: Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)]
- Attitude Towards Repentant Terrorist and their Reintegration Scale (ATRTRS) [Time frame: Baseline (day 1) and at the end of intervention (day 2)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- 18 years and above
- Able to provide full consent for their participation.
- A resident of the study areas
Exclusion criteria
- Less than 18 years
- Unable to consent
- Currently undergoing severe mental health treatment
- Unable to speak the English language fluently
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Publications
- Owonikoko, S. B. (2022). "Take them to government house or Aso Rock": Community receptivity to reintegration of operation safe corridor's deradicalised Ex-Boko Haram members in Northeastern Nigeria. Cogent Social Sciences, 8(1), 2015884.
- Abdullahi, I., & Onabanjo, H. (2024). Reintegration of ex-combatants and peacebuilding in terrorised communities in northeastern Nigeria. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 9 (7), 2283, 2307.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07251478 · 0000-0003-0516-0313g