Clinical Trial: Evaluating the Effectiveness of a School-based Stepped Care Treatment Model for Adolescent Depression in Pakistan

U.S., Feb. 11 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07399314) titled 'Evaluating the Effectiveness of a School-based Stepped Care Treatment Model for Adolescent Depression in Pakistan' on Jan. 13.

Brief Summary: This study aims to test the effectiveness of a stepped-care model to reduce depressive symptoms in adolescents in school settings in Pakistan. The study will examine whether the universal intervention, delivered by non-specialists, can reduce depressive symptoms in adolescents after 3 months. For adolescents who do not improve with universal intervention, the study will assess whether a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)-based guided self-help app can provide additional support as a second-st...