RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL
Combining mHealth and Nurse-delivered Care to Improve the Outcomes of People With Serious Mental Illness in West Africa
About This Trial
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.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
- Aged 18 years or older
- Speaks Twi or English
- Current inpatient staying at a study prayer camp
- A diagnosis of psychosis, mania, or depression
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
- Serious physical illness or in need of urgent medical attention
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
* 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 Criteria:
* Serious physical illness or in need of urgent medical attention
Treatments Being Tested
BEHAVIORAL
mHealer
MHealer is a software application installed on smartphones that provides psychosocial treatment support and patient condition tracking.
Locations (1)
University of Ghana
Accra, Ghana