Mobile training for healers and nurse visits for serious mental illness in Ghana
Tests phone training for healers plus nurse visits in people with serious mental illness.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Combining mHealth and Nurse-delivered Care to Improve the Outcomes of People With Serious Mental Illness in West Africa
Key facts
- Where
- Accra, GhanaSee the site
Where in Ghana
- University of GhanaAccra, GhanaTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Washington
- Trial code
- NCT05703711
- Record updated
- 25 July 2024
- Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less
Combining mHealth and Nurse-delivered Care to Improve the Outcomes of People With Serious Mental Illness in West Africa
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.
Inclusion: Aged 18 years or older; Speaks Twi or English; Current inpatient staying at a study prayer camp; A diagnosis of psychosis, mania, or depression.
Exclusion: Serious physical illness or in need of urgent medical attention.