Blending Two Worlds: Traditional Aboriginal Healing Strategies for Depression and Anxiety (B2W)
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Purpose
Purpose
- Provide a culturally sensitive and supportive treatment environment for children, youth and families in the aboriginal community experiencing stress, anxiety and depression.
- Gain insight into understanding of the role of Traditional Healing options provided by Aboriginal Healers and Helpers in the management of stress, anxiety and depression.
- Encourage Aboriginal and First Nation clients to seek treatment earlier from a culturally supportive system.
- Hypothesis
This will be a descriptive hypothesis generating research project, however it is anticipated that members of the Aboriginal community experiencing stress, anxiety and depression may experience improved care and outcomes if their treatment includes traditional healing methods. A number of measures of subject and treatment characteristics, stress, anxiety and depression will provide the foundation for triangulation of outcomes in order to describe the impact of the various treatment options (standard care, Traditional Healing, combined standard care and Traditional Healing).
| Condition | Intervention |
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Anxiety Depression |
Other: Traditional Healing options |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Non-Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Screening |
| Official Title: | Blending Two Worlds: Traditional Aboriginal Healing Strategies for Depression and Anxiety. Possible Options for Children, Youth and Families |
- Provide Aboriginal and First Nation youth and their families with treatment options consistent with cultural beliefs. Improving outcomes in the management of anxiety and depression. [ Time Frame: Within one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- 1. Encourage Aboriginal and First Nation clients to seek treatment earlier from a culturally supportive system. 2. Validate the benefit of traditional diet and healing methods in the treatment of stress, anxiety and depression [ Time Frame: Within 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 50 |
| Study Start Date: | November 2008 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | August 2011 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | August 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
|---|---|
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Active Comparator: 2
Traditional Healing arm Provides Traditional Healing options only
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Other: Traditional Healing options
Dream work, energy healing, healing circles, pipe ceremonies, self care, smudging, sweat lodges and traditional learning.
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Active Comparator: 3
Traditional Healing and usual standard of care arm Subjects will access both treatment options
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Other: Traditional Healing options
Dream work, energy healing, healing circles, pipe ceremonies, self care, smudging, sweat lodges and traditional learning.
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Active Comparator: 1
Treatment as usual
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Other: Traditional Healing options
Dream work, energy healing, healing circles, pipe ceremonies, self care, smudging, sweat lodges and traditional learning.
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Detailed Description:
Aboriginal clients, including first nation youth, may not be confident or comfortable with the standard treatments offered by the current Mental Health environment. Incorporating traditional aboriginal healing methods such as dream work, energy healing, healing circles, pipe ceremonies, self care, smudging, sweat lodge and traditional learning into standard practice will provide a culturally sensitive and supportive environment for children, youth and families experiencing stress, anxiety and depression.
It is believed that Aboriginal and First Nation clients that access treatment options consistent with cultural beliefs will be encouraged to seek treatment earlier and will experience improved care and outcomes.
In addition, the improved understanding of the role of traditional healing methods provided by Aboriginal Healers and Helpers in the management of these disorders will help clinicians incorporate these practices in the management of anxiety and depression
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 18 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- children and adolescents (less than 18 years of age)and families with anxiety and/or depression attending the Surrey North Child and Youth Mental Health Team.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects with severe anxiety or depression requiring intervention (i.e. hospitalization) or have a past or present history of suicide attempt. Subjects with special needs including medical contraindications (i.e. medical conditions including pregnancy), brain injury, developmental disability or fetal alcohol syndrome). Those subjects unwilling or unable to participate in a Traditional Healing options.
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Rob York, MA | 604-951-5844 | Rob.York@gov.bc.ca |
| Contact: Deborah L Thompson, BScPharm, BCPP, PharmD | 604-614-2857 | debbie.thompson@fraserhealth.ca |
| Canada, British Columbia | |
| Child and Youth Mental Health, Surrey North | Recruiting |
| Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, V3T 2B3 | |
| Contact: Rob York, MA 604-951-5844 Rob.York@gov.bc.ca | |
| Principal Investigator: Virge Silveira, MA | |
| Sub-Investigator: Janit Doyle, MA | |
| Sub-Investigator: Rob York, MA | |
| Principal Investigator: | Deborah L Thompson, BScPharm, BCPP, PharmD | Fraser Health |
More Information
Additional Information:
Publications:
| Responsible Party: | Dr Deborah L Thompson/Clinical Pharmacy Consultant, Psychiatry, Fraser Health Authority, Mental Health and Addictions |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00749177 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | FHA-MHA-B2W |
| Study First Received: | September 5, 2008 |
| Last Updated: | May 25, 2011 |
| Health Authority: | Canada: Health Canada |
Keywords provided by Fraser Health:
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traditional healing anxiety depression |
aboriginal children youth |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Anxiety Disorders Depression Depressive Disorder |
Mental Disorders Behavioral Symptoms Mood Disorders |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013