Competency-based Training in Problem Management Plus: a Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT04954872 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: NCR191797-v2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 99
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The proposed study in Nepal will evaluate if non-specialists participating in Equip-based Problem Management Plus training show greater competencies compared to non-specialists participating in standard Problem Management Plus training. The proposed study is a randomized controlled trial with mixed-methods components evaluating both quantitative outcomes and qualitative outcomes among non-specialists participating in the training and their trainers.

Conditions

Depression

Keywords

Training; Competency; Psychological treatment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Enhancing Assessment of Common Therapeutic Factors (unabbreviated title: Enhancing Assessment of Common Therapeutic Factors)

  15-item tool with 4 response levels, range is 15 to 60, with higher scores equating to more competency

  Immediately after Problem Management Plus training (10-days post-baseline)

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Enhancing Assessment of Common Therapeutic Factors (unabbreviated title: Enhancing Assessment of Common Therapeutic Factors)

  After Problem Management Plus supervision (approximately 45-days post-baseline)

• Problem Management Plus Competency Assessment (unabbreviated title: Problem Management Plus Competency Assessment)

  Immediately after Problem Management Plus training (10-days post-baseline)

• Problem Management Plus Competency Assessment (unabbreviated title: Problem Management Plus Competency Assessment)

  After Problem Management Plus supervision (approximately 45-days post-baseline)

• Group Facilitation Competency Assessment (unabbreviated title: Group Facilitation Competency Assessment)

  Immediately after Problem Management Plus training (10-days post-baseline)

• Group Facilitation Competency Assessment (unabbreviated title: Group Facilitation Competency Assessment)

  After Problem Management Plus supervision (approximately 45-days post-baseline)

Study Arms (2)

Training as usual

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Standard Problem Management Plus training.

Behavioral: Standard Problem Management Plus training (training as usual)

Equip-based training

EXPERIMENTAL

Training that uses the Equip platform to assess competencies and incorporate this information into trainers and supervisors activities.

Behavioral: Equip-based Problem Management Plus training

Interventions

Standard Problem Management Plus training (training as usual) BEHAVIORAL

10-day training on Problem Management Plus.

Training as usual

Equip-based Problem Management Plus training BEHAVIORAL

Training and supervision for Problem Management Plus in which the trainers and supervisors use the EQUIP platform for competency assessment and feedback.

Equip-based training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• No prior mental health professional training
• Literate in Nepali

You may not qualify if:

• Any prior mental health professional training

Sponsors & Collaborators

• George Washington University: lead
• Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal

Kathmandu, Nepal

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Brandon A Kohrt, MD, PhD

  George Washington University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: CARE PROVIDER, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The persons without mental health professional training who are randomized to either training as usual or Equip-based training will not be informed about how the two training arms differ. Outcome assessors will not be told if the trainees are in training as usual or Equip-based training.
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Model Details: Persons without mental health professional experience will be randomized to either training as usual to develop Problem Management Plus competencies or they will be randomized to Problem Management Plus training that uses Equip principles of competency-based training.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 29, 2021
• First Posted: July 8, 2021
• Study Start: June 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2021
• Study Completion: December 31, 2021
• Last Updated: September 29, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF
• Time Frame: After publication of primary results
• Access Criteria: Submit a proposal for intended analysis to the principal investigator.

Locations

NE (1)