RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05703711

Combining mHealth and Nurse-delivered Care to Improve the Outcomes of People With Serious Mental Illness in West Africa

Sponsor

University of Washington

Enrollment

360 participants

Start Date

Oct 25, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Depression Psychosis Mania

Summary

In West Africa, most people with serious mental illness receive care from traditional or faith healers at prayer camps. The stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a dual-pronged intervention package comprised of a mobile health program designed to train healers to deliver evidence-based psychosocial interventions combined with pharmacotherapy delivered directly to the patients at their prayer camps via a visiting nurse in Ghana.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study in West Africa (Ghana) is testing whether combining a mobile health app with nurse-delivered care can improve outcomes for people with serious mental illnesses — such as psychosis, mania, or severe depression — who are staying at traditional prayer camps instead of receiving formal psychiatric care. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 18 years or older - You speak Twi or English - You are currently staying at a prayer camp included in the study - You have a diagnosis of psychosis, mania, or depression **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have a serious physical illness or need urgent medical care Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALmHealer

MHealer is a software application installed on smartphones that provides psychosocial treatment support and patient condition tracking.

Locations(1)

University of Ghana

Accra, Ghana

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