Four-Week Shamiri Wellness Program

The Shamiri Group Intervention for Adolescent Anxiety and Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Lay Provider-Delivered, School-Based Intervention in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202402582772627

Enrollment

560

Registered

2024-02-07

Start date

2024-03-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Shamiri Intervention

Single Session Shamiri Intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants must be aged between 13 and 18 and enrolled in the schools in which we will implement the intervention.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Should more participants meet the inclusion criteria than is logistically feasible for the indicated group sizes and numbers of group leaders, participants (who have met the inclusion criteria) will be randomly selected to take part in the program.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in self-reported depression symptoms as measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire - 8 from baseline to 4-week endpoint.;Changes in self-reported anxiety symptoms, measured by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener - 7 from baseline to 4-week endpoint.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in perceived social support from baseline to 4-week endpoint, as measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support ;Changes in self-reported Gratitude from baseline to 4-week endpoint, as measured by the Gratitude Questionnaire. ;A feedback scale will be used to collect acceptability and feasibility data from participants. The youths will be asked questions on the usefulness of the program, whether they understood the contents of the program, whether they would recommend the program to a friend, the most and least helpful elements of the program, and their overall experience. They will also have the option to recommend changes to improve the program for future participants. ;Changes in self-reported responses to previous traumatic events, measured by the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen questionnaire.;Changes in self-reported wellbeing, measured by the short version of the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS).;Academic performance, measured by school transcripts	—

Measure

Time frame

Changes in perceived social support from baseline to 4-week endpoint, as measured by the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support ;Changes in self-reported Gratitude from baseline to 4-week endpoint, as measured by the Gratitude Questionnaire. ;A feedback scale will be used to collect acceptability and feasibility data from participants. The youths will be asked questions on the usefulness of the program, whether they understood the contents of the program, whether they would recommend the program to a friend, the most and least helpful elements of the program, and their overall experience. They will also have the option to recommend changes to improve the program for future participants. ;Changes in self-reported responses to previous traumatic events, measured by the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen questionnaire.;Changes in self-reported wellbeing, measured by the short version of the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS).;Academic performance, measured by school transcripts

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Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactLiyou Libsekal

SunEko Art for Social Development

liyou.libsekal@shamiri.institute+251911337928

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026