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NCT Number: NCT02253589

Motivational Interviewing (MI) to Reduce Khat Use

Healthy khat user with the intention to reduce or stop khat use will be randomly assigned to a one-session brief intervention or waiting list. Reductions in khat use will be measured from pre- to post-assessment which will be one month apart. After one month, the waiting list will receive the same intervention.

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Key information

Conditions

Khat Use Disorder

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Tawakal Clinic

Nairobi, Kenya

About this study

The leaves of the khat tree are traditionally chewed in some African and Arab countries. They contain the mild central stimulant cathinone. In recent years, the production, trade and use has dramatically increased and excessive patterns of use as well as a specific dependence syndrome have been described. So far, no experiences exist in psychological treatment of khat addiction.

In this study, we use a brief motivational intervention based on the WHO's ASSIST-linked Brief Intervention and Motivational Interviewing to support users who have the intention to reduce or stop their khat use. Khat users will be recruited in the community. Trained local staff will assess participant's khat and other substance use at study entry and one month later. Users will be assigned randomly to intervention or waiting list control groups. The intervention group will receive a single 20-minute brief intervention. The waiting list will receive the same intervention after the second assessment. After two months, a final assessment will be made in both groups.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Healthy individuals

Exclusion criteria

Severe psychiatric disorders

Treatment and study plan

modified ASSIST-linked Brief Intervention

Behavioral

Trained counsellors support participant's motivation to reduce or stop khat use in a 20 minute counselling session.

Other names: Motivational Interviewing

Primary outcomes

  1. Time-Line-Follow-Back: Self-reported days with khat use and amount of khat use

    Time frame: one month

    Participants report in a calender for each day of the past month whether they used khat and how much of it.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time-Line-Follow-Back: other substance use

    Time frame: One month

    Participants report for each day of the past month whether they used other substances of abuse, i.e. alcohol, illegal drugs

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Konstanz

Other

Collaborators

  • Africa Institute of Mental and Brain Health (AFRIMEB)

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Motivational Interviewing (MI) to Reduce Khat Use Among Somali Refugees in Kenya

Acronym: MIkhat

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2015
First posted
Oct 1, 2014
Registry last updated
May 11, 2017

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