Problem Management Plus With Emotional Processing (PM+EP) for Forcibly Displaced Youth

The goal of this feasibility randomized controlled trial is to learn about the feasibility and acceptability of scalable psychological interventions in Sweden. It will also allow for a preliminary exploration of a novel modular addition targeting traumatic stress to Problem Management Plus (PM+), an evidence-based transdiagnostic psychological intervention for psychological distress. The main question it aims to answer is whether PM+ and PM+ Emotion Processing (PM+EP) feasible and acceptable among forcibly displaced youth in Sweden? Participants will be randomized to receive PM+, PM+EP, or treatment as usual. The two intervention arms consist of a weekly session for six weeks. Assessments will collect data on a variety of psychological symptoms, wellbeing, and service use throughout the duration of the study. Assessments will take place at baseline, 1-week post-intervention, and 3-weeks post-intervention.

NCT Number	NCT06878092
Lead Sponsor	Karolinska Institutet Collaborators: Rädda Barnen
Conditions	Psychological Distress, Traumatic Stress
Enrollment	60 participants
Start Date	2024-06-01
Primary Completion	2025-10 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-10 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-07-01