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Promoting Mental Health of Teachers and Caregiver Using a Personalized mHealth Toolkit in Uganda
Sponsor: NYU Langone Health
Summary
This study record describes a two-phase of clinical trial study. The first phase is a pilot study phase (to study feasibility and efficacy of the intervention), and the second phase is an effectiveness study phase (a fully powered evaluation study to test the intervention effectiveness). This proposal seeks to develop and test a new mHealth intervention, the mHealth Toolkit for Wellness \& Empowering Lives of School Community (mWEL) in Uganda. The mWEL-digial toolkit is a preventive intervention tool for teachers and parents as a self-help support modality. Caregivers who need support in navigating the toolkit will be supported by peer-community health workers (P-CHWs).
Official title: Promoting Mental Health of Teachers and Caregivers Using a Personalized mHealth Toolkit in Uganda
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1180
Start Date
2024-11-01
Completion Date
2028-01-31
Last Updated
2025-12-15
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
mHealth Toolkit for Wellness & Empowering Lives of School Community (mWEL)
mWEL-App is a preventive intervention tool for teachers and parents as a self-help support. It integrates three key mental health presentive service functions: i) comprehensive screen to assess mental health (anxiety, depression), stress, and related contextual risks; ii) a tailored strength and weakness profile/report with recommendations to promote self-awareness and mental health knowledge; and iii) tailored evidence-based strategies and additional support and clinical resources to improve skills in stress management, emotion regulation, and maintain mental wellness. mWEL will be designed as a self-administered tool. Participating parents and teachers can access to mWEL app after they sign up for an account. Intervention participants will have access to the App anytime within a 3-5 month study period.
Locations (2)
Study Site
Kampala, Uganda
Study Site
Nakaseke, Uganda