Measurement-Based Peer Supervision App for Non-Specialist Providers

NCT07082010 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 2 other identifiers: R44MH1303052R44MH130305-02
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 55
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this project is to enhance and evaluate the efficacy of a scalable digital solution designed to help train and support the work of non-specialist providers (NSPs), such as community health workers, to deliver therapy to individuals with anxiety and/or depression. The main questions this project aims to answer are:

• Can a digital tool help NSPs feel more confident in counseling patients?
• How can a digital tool be designed to optimally support the work of NSPs?

Conditions

Training of Mental Health Professionals; Training of Frontline Health Workers

Keywords

anxiety; depression; behavioral activation; task-sharing; community health workers; digital health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in Behavioral Activation (BA) Quality over Sessions

  The BA Quality Scale for Healthy Activity Program score will be used to assess differences in BA quality over 3 sessions as scored by self and peer based on review of recordings. The BA Quality Scale ranges from 0 to 8, with higher scores indicating higher quality.

  12 weeks, from enrollment to study completion (assessed every 4 weeks)

• Change in Self-Efficacy

  The Counselor Self-Efficacy Scale (SE-12) will be used to assess change in self-efficacy before and after the intervention. The scale ranges from 0 to 120 with higher scores indicating higher self-efficacy.

  12 weeks, from enrollment to study completion (assessed at Baseline and Endline)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• System Usability

  End of 12 weeks, at study completion

• System User Satisfaction

  End of 12 weeks, at study completion

Study Arms (1)

MBPS App

EXPERIMENTAL

Study participants (i.e., non-specialist providers) will use a web application to support measurement-based peer supervision (MBPS) activities (e.g., rating and reviewing therapy sessions) performed with standardized patients in mock scenarios

Device: MBPS App

Interventions

MBPS App DEVICE

A MBPS web application designed and built on a customizable case management platform (CommCare) to support non-specialist providers will be used by study participants for approximately 3 months.

MBPS App

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• years of age or older;
• English-speaking; and
• Completed EMPOWER Behavioral Activation training

You may not qualify if:

• \- Unable to participate in virtual meetings

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dimagi Inc.: lead
• National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): collaborator
• Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM): collaborator
• Baylor Scott and White Health: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Baylor Scott & White Health

Dallas, Texas, 75204, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Poudyal A, Lewis DM, Taha S, Martinez AJ, Magoun L, Ho YX, Carmio N, Naslund JA, Sanchez K, Lesh N, Patel V. Designing an App to Support Measurement-Based Peer Supervision of Frontline Health Workers Delivering Brief Psychosocial Interventions in Texas: Multimethod Study. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Mar 11;8:e55205. doi: 10.2196/55205.

  PMID: 38466971 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Yun Xian Ho, PhD

  Dimagi Inc.

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 14, 2025
• First Posted: July 24, 2025
• Study Start: May 15, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): August 1, 2026
• Last Updated: April 20, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)