CompletedNo phase
Culturally Adapted i-CBT for Farsi/Dari Speaking Migrants
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Karolinska Institutet
- Where
- Sweden1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 93 people enrolled
- Started
- 25 Mar 2025
- Ended
- 30 Sept 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Culturally adapted i-CBT
- Record updated
- 4 November 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 15 years to 29 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Between the ages of 15 and 29
- A score above the cut-off 1.75 on HSCL-25
- Has a refugee or migrant background
- Has a good and stable internet connection
- Has access to a computer, tablet or smartphone
- Is fluent in reading and writing Arabic
- Has the ability to dedicate time to take part in the intervention for 6-10 weeks
Who cannot take part
- Is suffering from a severe mental illness, such as psychosis or severe depression
- Is suffering from substance abuse
- Is undergoing a psychological treatment
- Has a high risk of suicide
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to investigate the effectiveness of a culturally adapted internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (i-CBT) intervention in reducing symptoms of common mental health issues among Farsi/Dari-speaking youth migrants and refugees. Investigator hypothesizes that there will be a significant decrease in psychological symptoms after participants receive the intervention compared to a control group.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Active groupTreatment being tested
Tailored I-CBT for mild to moderate common mental health problems over a 10-weeks-period.
Treatment: Culturally adapted i-CBT
- Waiting-listNo study treatment, for comparison
Control group
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Culturally and Language-Adapted i-CBT for Common Mental Health Problems: A Randomized Controlled Study With Farsi/Dari-Speaking Migrants
- Record updated
- 4 November 2026