Clinical trials: Earthquake
Therapeutic Play, Psychosocial Well-being
Therapeutic Play and Its Effect on Children's Psychosocial Well-Being
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Therapeutic Play-Based Intervention Programme (TOTEM), which was developed to reduce the negative psychosocial effects of the earthquake in children aged 4-6 years…
- Conditions
- Therapeutic Play, Psychosocial Well-being, Nursing Care
- Trial name
- NCT06845111
- Testing
- Therapeutic play
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Mental Health Issue
Mental Health Outcomes of Earthquake Survivors in Türkiye
The primary aim of this open trial pilot study will be to test feasibility, acceptability, and potential impact of Problem Management Plus (PM+), brief, scalable psychological intervention developed by WHO, for earthquake…
- Trial name
- NCT05993507
- Testing
- Problem Management Plus (PM+)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Koç University
Psychoeducation, Psychodrama
The Effect of Psychodrama and Virtual Reality-Supported Psychoeducation on Emotion Recognition Skills in Earthquake Survivors
This study examined the effects of psychodrama and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based virtual reality (VR)-supported psychoeducation on facial emotion recognition skills in earthquake survivors using an artificial…
- Trial name
- virtualreality (NCT07754643)
- Testing
- Psychodrama, Psychoeducation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Earthquake, Mental Health Issue
The Effect of Relaxation Techniques on Earthquake Survivors
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of relaxation and breathing exercises on individuals experiencing post-earthquake stress-related symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT06013280
- Testing
- Progresive Muscle Relaxation and Breathing Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Psychological Distress, Depressive Symptoms
Group CA-CBT Intervention to Reduce Psychological Distress of Earthquake Survivors
Earthquakes in Türkiye cause survivors to develop serious and prolonged mental health issues and adapted versions of cognitive behavioral therapy has proven to be successful in addressing these concerns.The main goal of this…
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress, Depressive Symptoms, Well-Being, Psychological
- Trial name
- CARED-ACT (NCT06189937)
- Testing
- Culturally Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CA-CBT)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Koç University
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Grief (Traumatic Grief and Existential Grief)
Effects of the Integrated Grief Therapy on Psychological Resilience, Post-Traumatic Growth, Traumatic Stress, and Grief Processes in Earthquake Survivors
This study evaluates the effectiveness of an Integrated Grief Therapy (IGT) group program for adults affected by the February 6, 2023 earthquake in Türkiye.
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Grief (Traumatic Grief and Existential Grief), Bereavement
- Trial name
- NCT07641270
- Testing
- Integrated Grief Therapy (IGT)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
EMDR vs. CBT for PTSD
This study compares two evidence-based therapies, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), in reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among adults affected by…
- Trial name
- EARTH-PTSD (NCT06758362)
- Testing
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Nisantasi University
Pregnant Women
Individual Training Given to Pregnant Women in the Earthquake Zone in Their Living Spaces,
This study aims to evaluate the effect of individual training and pregnancy follow-up given to pregnant women in the earthquake zone in their living spaces on prenatal comfort, distress, risk perception and birth anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT06110819
- Testing
- control, Workgroup
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turkish Ministry of Health, Kahramanmaras Provincial Health Directorate
Earthquake, Trauma
The Effect of "Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Life Training" for University Students Affected by the Earthquake
In this study, aimed to determine the effect of "Mindfulness Based Compassionate Life Training" given to university students on coping with post-earthquake trauma stress and grief process.
- Conditions
- Earthquake, Trauma, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT05891223
- Testing
- Session 1: How We Evolved - Threat, Impulse, and Soothing Systems, Session 2: Threat and Self-Compassion, Session 3: Unraveling the Knots of Desire and Patterns
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Psychological Distress, Secondary Trauma
Feasibility of SOLAR Group Program Among MHPSS Workers After the Earthquake
The goal of this intervention program is to provide the feasibility of a culturally adapted version of the SOLAR program among mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) workers who provide psychological or psychosocial…
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress, Secondary Trauma, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT06231927
- Testing
- The Skills for Life Adjustment and Resilience (SOLAR) program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Koç University
Complementary Alternative Medicine, Menopause
Therapeutic Touch and Foot Reflexology on Sleep Quality and Menopausal Symptoms
This randomized controlled trial was designed to compare the effects of therapeutic touch and reflexology on sleep quality and menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women affected by the February 6, 2023 Kahramanmaraş…
- Conditions
- Complementary Alternative Medicine, Menopause, Sleep Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT07767318
- Testing
- Therapeutic Touch, Foot Reflexology
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
Clinical Trial of Interpersonal Therapy for Survivors of the Sichuan Earthquake
The enormous global burden of mental illness has been estimated through the publication of the Global Burden of Disease Study. Research confirms that populations exposed to mass trauma such as natural disaster bear a particularly…
- Trial name
- NCT01624935
- Testing
- interpersonal psychotherapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Amputation, Compartment Syndromes
Our Emergency Fasciotomy and Amputation Experiences
Earthquakes are natural disasters that threaten human life and cause loss of life and property in a very short time. In our country, where a large part of the population faces the risk of earthquakes, unfortunately, destructive…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Compartment Syndromes, Earthquake
- Trial name
- Earthquakes (NCT06764446)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Anxiety
The Effect of Emotion Recognition and Empathy Focused Education Program Applied to Earthquake Survivors on Anxiety, Rumination and Post-traumatic Growth Levels of Children
Earthquakes cause increased mental health problems in the communities they hit. Few attempts have been made to develop effective psychological care strategies for earthquake survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT05815966
- Testing
- The effect of emotion recognition and empathy focused education program
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University
Earthquake, Crush Injury
Our Anesthesia Experiment Applied to Child Earthquake Victims in the February 6, 2023 Earthquake
The study aimed to investigate anesthesia management of pediatric patients in the Ankara Bilkent City Hospital during the earthquake disaster of February 6.
- Conditions
- Earthquake, Crush Injury, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT06310265
- Testing
- Retrospective observational study
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Phantom Limb Pain, Amputation
Phantom Limb Pain in Amputees After the 2023 Türkiye Earthquake
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the prevalence and persistence of phantom limb pain (PLP) among amputees who experienced limb loss due to injuries sustained during the 2023 Türkiye earthquake.
- Conditions
- Phantom Limb Pain, Amputation, Pain Management, Earthquake
- Trial name
- NCT06617728
- Testing
- Intervention 1: Regional Analgesia, Intervention 2: Intravenous (IV) Analgesia
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Mesut Bakır
Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
Efficacy, Feasibility, and Acceptability of the DeST-ACT: Trauma-Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Program
The aim of this study is to develop a post-earthquake, trauma-focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based psychosocial intervention program (DeST-ACT) and to examine its effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of…
- Trial name
- NCT06429852
- Testing
- The DeST-ACT Trauma-Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- CanSagligi Foundation
Disaster Preparedness, Anxiety
The Effect of Basic Disaster Awareness Education on Disaster Literacy and AnxietyLevels in Adolescents
This study aimed to determine the effect of basic disaster awareness education on adolescents' disaster literacy and earthquake anxiety levels.
- Trial name
- ADEB-RCT (NCT07667244)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erzincan Binali Yildirim Universitesi
Psychological Distress, Impaired Social Functioning
A Scalable Psychological Intervention for Earthquake Survivors in Türkiye
This will be the first pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) study that investigate the potential effectiveness of individual PM+ among earthquake survivors residing in container cities in Türkiye.
- Conditions
- Psychological Distress, Impaired Social Functioning, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT06026306
- Testing
- Problem Management Plus (PM+)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Koç University
University Students
The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercises on the Sleep Quality of Nursing Students
Aim: The study aims to examine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises administered to nursing students via telenursing on sleep quality after the February 6 earthquake in Turkey.
- Trial name
- NCT06814613
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University