NCT03960892 ((STRENGTHS)) is a NA clinical trial of Problem Management Plus (PM+) in Anxiety, sponsored by Istanbul Sehir University.

Who is sponsoring NCT03960892?

NCT03960892 is sponsored by Istanbul Sehir University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03960892?

Interventions in NCT03960892: Problem Management Plus (PM+).

What condition does NCT03960892 study?

NCT03960892 studies Anxiety, Depression, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Psychological Distress.

Is NCT03960892 still recruiting?

NCT03960892 is currently completed. Last updated 14 December 2021.

Last reviewed 2021-12-14 · How we verify

NCT03960892: (STRENGTHS)

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Published: 2026-01-01
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Implementation of Group Problem Management Plus (PM+) in Adult Syrian Refugees in Turkey: RCT (STRENGTHS)

Completed NA Last updated 14 December 2021

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Problem Management Plus (PM+) in Anxiety in 369 participants. Completed in 30 November 2021.

Timeline

29 December 2018

Primary endpoint
12 June 2021

30 November 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Istanbul Sehir University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	369
Start date	29 December 2018
Primary completion	12 June 2021
Estimated completion	30 November 2021
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

Problem Management Plus (PM+)

Conditions studied

Anxiety — all drugs for Anxiety →
Depression — all drugs for Depression →
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder — all drugs for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder →
Psychological Distress — all drugs for Psychological Distress →

Sponsor

Istanbul Sehir University

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Anxiety or Depression. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

To implement Group Problem Management Plus (PM+) in Syrian refugees with this RCT to evaluate feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the culturally adapted Group PM+ intervention for adult Syrian refugees in Turkey.

Publications & conference data

5 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Primary-level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low- and middle-income countries.
van Ginneken N, Chin WY, Lim YC, Ussif A, et al · · 2021 · cited 89× · PMID 34352116 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd009149.pub3
Psychological and social interventions for the prevention of mental disorders in people living in low- and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian crises.
Papola D, Purgato M, Gastaldon C, Bovo C, et al · · 2020 · cited 46× · PMID 32897548 · DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd012417.pub2
Protocol for a randomized controlled trial: peer-to-peer Group Problem Management Plus (PM+) for adult Syrian refugees in Turkey.
Uygun E, Ilkkursun Z, Sijbrandij M, Aker AT, et al · · 2020 · cited 19× · PMID 32192539 · DOI 10.1186/s13063-020-4166-x
Effectiveness of group problem management plus in distressed Syrian refugees in Türkiye: a randomized controlled trial.
Acarturk C, Kurt G, İlkkurşun Z, de Graaff AM, et al · · 2024 · cited 17× · PMID 39344836 · DOI 10.1017/s2045796024000453
Scalable psychological interventions for Syrian refugees in Europe and the Middle East: STRENGTHS study protocol for a prospective individual participant data meta-analysis.
de Graaff AM, Cuijpers P, Acarturk C, Akhtar A, et al · · 2022 · cited 9× · PMID 35443961 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058101

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Other Istanbul Sehir University trials

Trials by the same sponsor.

NCT03912077 — Implementing Psychosocial Interventions to Syrian Refugee Women Who Are Exposed to Psychological Trauma · NA · completed
NCT03587896 — Implementation of Self Help Plus in Adult Syrian Refugees in Turkey (RE-DEFINE) · NA · terminated
NCT03567083 — Implementation of Problem Management Plus (PM+) in Adult Syrian Refugees in Turkey: Pilot · NA · completed

Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03960892 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 9 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Istanbul Sehir University
Last refreshed: 14 December 2021

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