Effect of the Friendship Bench Intervention on Depressive Symptoms Among Patients with Traumatic Injuries in Cameroon

Effect of the Friendship Bench Intervention on Depressive Symptoms Among Patients with Traumatic Injuries in Cameroon: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202608564694909

Enrollment

Registered

2026-08-12

Start date

2026-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Friendship Bench

Standard care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adults aged 21 years and older Presenting with a traumatic injury PHQ-8 score of 10 or greater at baseline (at least moderate depressive symptoms) Able and willing to provide informed consent Contactable for home-based follow-up

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: PHQ-8 score below 10 at baseline Unable to provide informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in depressive symptom severity, measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Clinical response, defined as a 50% or greater reduction in PHQ-8 score from baseline;Remission, defined as a PHQ-8 score below 5	—

Countries

Cameroon

Contacts

Public ContactDissak Delon Fanny Nadia

University of Bamenda

fanny@gmail.com237697582185

Outcome results

None listed

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