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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201410000876178
Date of registration: 25/08/2014
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Zimbabwe Aids Project
Public title: Friendship Bench Project
Scientific title: A cluster randomised controlled trial of a brief psychological intervention for common mental disorders delivered by lay health workers
Date of first enrolment: 01/09/2014
Target sample size: 580
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=876
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Parallel: different groups receive different interventions at same time during study,Randomised,Restricted randomisation (cluster randomised trial),Allocation was determined by the holder of the sequence who is situated off site  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Zimbabwe
Contacts
Name: Dixon    Chibanda
Address:  24 Frank Jhonson Ave Harare Zimbabwe
Telephone: +263712204107
Email: dichi@zol.co.zw
Affiliation:  Principle Investigator
Name: Epiphania     Munetsi
Address:  92 Prince Edward Street CY105 Causeway Harare Zimbabwe
Telephone: 263772376205
Email: emunetsi2005@yahoo.co.uk
Affiliation:  Public Enquiries/ Project Coordinator
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: age above 18,
residing in the area,
attending local clinic,
SSQ score of 9 or above

Exclusion criteria: pregnancy in last trimester or post delivery of less than 3 months.
Physically unwell according to clinic nurse in-charge


Age minimum: 18 Year(s)
Age maximum: 100 Year(s)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Common mental disorders
Common mental disorders
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Intervention(s)
Problem solving therapy
Enhanced usual care
Primary Outcome(s)
SSQ at 6 months
Secondary Outcome(s)
PHQ-9 at 6 months (binary)
PHQ-9 symptoms
WHO-DAS
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Grand Challenges Canada
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 30/06/2014
Contact:
Medical research Council of Zimbabwe
Results
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Date Posted:
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