NCT02552056

Brief Summary

This randomized controlled trial will compare the effect of a CAMH integration package on yield of CAMH cases compared to non-CAMH integrated sites. It will be conducted among nurses, midwives and clinical officers who provide PHC services to children and adolescents in 42 health centers; and eligible traditional healers.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
36

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2015

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 14, 2015

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 16, 2015

Completed
15 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2015

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 1, 2016

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

May 13, 2016

Status Verified

May 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

4 months

First QC Date

September 14, 2015

Last Update Submit

May 12, 2016

Conditions

Community Mental Health Services

Keywords

Child Adolescent Mental Integration PHC Traditional Healers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Proportion of clinics which recorded at least one non-epilepsy CAMH diagnosis in the intervention compared to the control group.

    3 months

Other Outcomes (1)

  • Change in CAMH knowledge pre-and post-training

    5 days

Study Arms (2)

CAMH training

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention clinics will receive a CAMH integration package comprising of: * Training PHC workers (midwives, nurses and/or clinical officers) on how to screen and refer for CAMH, based on WHO mhGAP implementation guide. * Support supervision in the clinics to reinforce training and provide on-job support to PHC staff. * Provision of job aids and training materials

Other: CAMH training

No CAMH training

NO INTERVENTION

Clinics will continue to provide the standard of care.

Interventions

CAMH trainingOTHER

Training of PHC workers included in the study for 5 days to screen children and adolescents for CAMH conditions, based in the mhGAP curriculum for non-specialist health providers.

CAMH training

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • \. Public (government health system) 2. No psychiatric nurse allocated

You may not qualify if:

  • mhGAP training in the previous 3 years

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (1)

  • Akol A, Makumbi F, Babirye JN, Nalugya JS, Nshemereirwe S, Engebretsen IMS. Does mhGAP training of primary health care providers improve the identification of child- and adolescent mental, neurological or substance use disorders? Results from a randomized controlled trial in Uganda. Glob Ment Health (Camb). 2018 Sep 10;5:e29. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2018.18. eCollection 2018.

    PMID: 30455964DERIVED

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
PhD candidate

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 14, 2015

First Posted

September 16, 2015

Study Start

October 1, 2015

Primary Completion

February 1, 2016

Study Completion

February 1, 2016

Last Updated

May 13, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-05