Can a 3-Hour therapy session shield War-Displaced women from anxiety and depression?
NCT ID NCT06679114
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a single 3-hour group therapy session based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) could prevent mental health disorders in 120 women recently displaced by war in Ukraine. The women had mild to moderate symptoms of anxiety or depression. The goal was to see if this brief intervention could stop symptoms from getting worse or developing into full disorders.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) group session
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this brief therapy could offer a scalable way to prevent anxiety and depression in women displaced by war.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 120 participants. Results may not apply to all displaced women, and the single-session format may not be enough for lasting effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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120 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 or over * Identify as a displaced woman within one year of migration * Endorsing mild to moderate depressive symptoms (subscale score between 3 and 7) and/or anxiety symptoms (subscale score between 2 and 6) on the Mental Health Assessment Inventory (MHAI) but not exceeding the maximum score for either subscale (i.e., not exceeding 7 on the depressive symptoms subscale and not exceeding 6 on the anxiety symptoms subscale) * Ability to provide informed consent * Speak Ukrainian or Russian Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of a depressive or anxiety disorder, or symptoms necessitating urgent referral for evaluation of suicidal or homicidal ideation * Receipt of psychiatric care for depression or anxiety in the past 5 years * A severe medical problem that inhibits ability to participate in the trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alliance for Public Health
Kyiv, Ukraine
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