Could a simple conversation change how doctors treat mental illness?
NCT ID NCT02793271
First seen Jul 22, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot trial tests whether adding social contact — personal stories and interactions with people who have mental illness — to standard mental health training can reduce stigma among primary care workers in Nepal. About 88 healthcare providers and their patients will take part. The goal is to see if this approach is feasible and acceptable before testing it in a larger study.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a behavioral intervention adding social contact with people with mental illness to standard mental health training for primary care workers
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a scalable way to reduce stigma among healthcare providers and improve mental health services in low-resource settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility, not effectiveness. The intervention may not change provider behavior or patient outcomes in a larger trial.
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Conditions
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Locations
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Transcultural Psychosocial Organization (TPO) Nepal
Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal
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