The Friendship Bench for adolescents

The Friendship Bench for adolescents: evaluating strategies for scaling interventions to treat common mental disorders among adolescents in Zimbabwe

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201808181810124

Enrollment

500

Registered

2018-08-21

Start date

2018-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Standard care FB

Youth friendly FB

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adolescents aged between 16-19 years old who live within the clinic catchment area, are able to give written informed consent, and score above a cut-off point of 8 in the SSQ-14 will be eligible

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Inability to comprehend the nature of the study in either English or Shona Individuals needing acute care or immediate referral to a tertiary facility (medical condition, psychotic or actively suicidal). All those excluded for medical reasons will be referred for appropriate care to a tertiary facility

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Common mental disorder symptoms assessed using the SSQ-14;Depression score measured using the PHQ-9	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety score measured using the GAD-7;Disability in daily living assessed using the WHO-DAS	—

Countries

Zimbabwe

Contacts

Public ContactBiggy Dziro

Public Enquiries

biggydziro@gmail.com+263773816634

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026