Blending Two Worlds: Traditional Aboriginal Healing Strategies for Depression and Anxiety (B2W)

March 4, 2015 updated by: Debbie Thompson, Fraser Health

Blending Two Worlds: Traditional Aboriginal Healing Strategies for Depression and Anxiety. Possible Options for Children, Youth and Families

  1. Purpose

    1. Provide a culturally sensitive and supportive treatment environment for children, youth and families in the aboriginal community experiencing stress, anxiety and depression.
    2. 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.
    3. Encourage Aboriginal and First Nation clients to seek treatment earlier from a culturally supportive system.
  2. 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).

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

4

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • British Columbia
      • Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, V3T 2B3
        • Child and Youth Mental Health, Surrey North

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Screening
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: 2
Traditional Healing arm Provides Traditional Healing options only
Other: Traditional Healing options
Dream work, energy healing, healing circles, pipe ceremonies, self care, smudging, sweat lodges and traditional learning.
Active Comparator: 3
Traditional Healing and usual standard of care arm Subjects will access both treatment options
Other: Traditional Healing options
Dream work, energy healing, healing circles, pipe ceremonies, self care, smudging, sweat lodges and traditional learning.
Active Comparator: 1
Treatment as usual
Other: Traditional Healing options
Dream work, energy healing, healing circles, pipe ceremonies, self care, smudging, sweat lodges and traditional learning.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
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
Within one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
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
Within 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Fraser Health

Collaborators

Ministry of Children and Family Development, British Columbia

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Deborah L Thompson, BScPharm, BCPP, PharmD, Fraser Health

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 5, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 5, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

September 9, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 6, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 4, 2015

Last Verified

March 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FHA-MHA-B2W

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