VRIENDEN voor het Leven. FRIENDS for Life.

FRIENDS for Life: Process and effect evaluation of an indicated school-based prevention programme for childhood anxiety and depression.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON23152

Enrollment

200

Registered

2010-06-30

Start date

2010-08-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-03-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Preventie van angst- en depressieve stoornissen Prevention of anxiety and depression

Interventions

FRIENDS for Life is a cognitive-behavioural programme that teaches children the skills to cope more effectively with feelings of anxiety and depression and builds emotional resilience, problem-solving

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 10 children of grade 7 and 8 of Dutch primary school (age 10-12) scoring highest on the Revised Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) and identified by teacher and care coordinator as having mild symtoms of anxiety and/or depression.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of a clinical anxiety or depressive disorder; 2. Externalising behaviour problems; 3. Substantial learning disabilities or a developmental delay (teachers’ evaluations); 4. Children who are not willing or not motivated to participate in the programme.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Symptoms of anxiety and depression.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Programme integrity; 2. Children’s evaluation of the programme; 3. Parent’s evaluation of the programme; 4. Response to FRIENDS for Life in gender, age, and ethnic group.	—

Contacts

Public ContactM. Kösters

Postbus 2200

mkosters@ggd.amsterdam.nl+31 (0)20 5555087

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)