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START NOW Adapted: Culturally Adapted Version of START NOW
Led by Prof. Christina Stadler · Updated on 2026-02-19
80
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
141 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of the culturally adapted skills-training START NOW in youth migrant populations. The main question it aims to answer is: Is the culturally adapted skills training START NOW more effective than treatment as usual (TAU) in reducing mental health problems in migrants? Participants will be randomly assigned to the intervention group receiving the skills training START NOW Adapted or the control group receiving TAU. Researchers will compare both groups to see if START NOW Adapted is more effective than TAU in reducing mental health problems in migrants.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
START NOW Adapted: Culturally Adapted Version of START NOW
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Being a migrant resettled in Switzerland temporarily or permanently
- Aged between 14 and 18
- Able to speak, read and understand one of the following languages: German, English, Turkish, Farsi, Dari, Ukrainian, Algerian Arabic or Pashto
- Able to give informed consent as documented by signature
- At least sub-clinical depressive symptoms assessed by the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25); total score > 1.75, OR
- Having elevated levels of psychological distress assessed by Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10); total score > 20
You will not qualify if you...
- Suicidality assessed in self-report by the Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R; total score > 6) and external report by telephone clarification
- Planning to leave Switzerland in the next 6 months
- Concurrent CBT-based skills-training similar to START NOW
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University Psychiatric Clinics Basel
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland, 4002
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Janine Bacher, MSc
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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