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Long-term health effects of the Shamiri youth mental health program.

Long-term health outcomes for adolescent character strength interventions.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202201600200783
Enrollment
663
Registered
2022-01-21
Start date
2022-01-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Mental and Behavioural Disorders Paediatrics

Interventions

Sponsors

Templeton World Charity Foundation
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants must have taken part in one of the three previous RCTs testing Shamiri and/or its component parts in small group settings. Participants must have had elevated symptoms of depression at baseline OR had elevated symptoms of anxiety at baseline.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants in Shamiri's three previous RCTs that did not have elevated symptoms of depression or anxiety at baseline will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Self-reported depression symptoms as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire - 8;Self-reported anxiety symptoms, measured by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener or GAD-7;Self-reported sense of social support, measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, 8 items;Academic performance as measured by the average grade achieved at the end of school term and KCSE results.;Self-reported socio-economic status and quality of life;Ravens test;Stroop color and word test

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Self-reported wellbeing, as measured by the EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-Being;Self-reported gratitude, as measured by a 6-item version of the Gratitude Questionnaire ;Self-reported mental well-being of participants as measured by the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS);Self-reported sense of purpose and meaning in life, as measured by the Purpose in Life Scale-12;Self-reported sense of control over oneself and their ones life, measured by the Perceived Control Scale for Children.;Self-reported participant sense of secondary control, or the ability to adjust oneself to hardships in such a way as to control their subjective emotional impact, measured by the Secondary Control Scale for Children.;The demographic questionnaire, which asks participants to report their basic demographic information such as age, year in school, living situation, vocational status, gender, and educational status.;Substance use will be measured using the Alcohol Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST), participants asked their history of alcohol, tobacco and other drug use.;The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), used to measure alcohol consumption, drinking behavior and alcohol-related problems.;Pregnancy and children questionnaire, measured via in-person assessment by a nurse, to assess whether participants or their partners are currently pregnant or have been pregnant or have children since the study, and whether these were expected or not. ;HIV risk behavior and status, as measured by a series of question about HIV risk behavior and their HIV status. If participants do not know their HIV status and wish to get tested, participants will be invited to visit a national hospital for testing, and may report their status to the study team.;Stress level and stress regulation as measured by an aggregate of heart rate variability over time (e.g., as an average over two weeks).;Physical activity levels, measured by steps and overall dista

Countries

Kenya

Contacts

Public ContactTom Osborn

Shamiri Institute

osborn@shamiri.institute+254706408811

Outcome results

None listed

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