Can Task-Shifting bring depression care to rural vietnam?

NCT ID NCT04491045

Completed Disease control Sponsor: City University of New York, School of Public Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether training community health workers in Vietnam to deliver depression care (screening, therapy, and medication management) improves provider skills and patient outcomes. Over 1,300 patients and providers from three provinces took part. The goal was to see if task-shifting mental health tasks to local providers can make care more accessible.

What this could mean

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Active substance: Workshop training on collaborative care for depression
What this could lead to: If successful, this approach could make depression care more accessible in low-resource settings by training local providers.
What could go wrong: This is an implementation study, not a test of a new drug or therapy. Results may not apply to other regions or health systems.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Behavioral Symptoms Depression depressive disorder mood disorder psychiatric disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

DEPRESSION

Contacts and locations

Locations

Commune Health Stations

Bắc Giang, Vietnam
Commune Health Stations

Phú Thọ, Vietnam

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