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Can a phone app protect teachers' mental health? uganda trial aims to find out

NCT ID NCT06087159

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study is testing a mobile health toolkit called mWEL to help teachers and caregivers in Uganda manage stress and prevent depression and anxiety. The app screens for mental health issues, gives personalized feedback, and offers coping strategies. Researchers will enroll 1,180 participants to see if the app improves mental health literacy and reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
mHealth Toolkit for Wellness & Empowering Lives of School Community (mWEL) app
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a scalable, low-cost way to prevent mental health issues in teachers and caregivers in low-resource settings.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage study (pilot then effectiveness) with no blinding, so results may be influenced by participants' expectations. The app relies on self-report and may not work for everyone.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 1,180 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2026

Expected to finish

Jan 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Teachers Inclusion Criteria: * Teaching in recruited schools. * At least 18 years old. Parents Inclusion Criteria: * At least 18 years old. * Have a child aged 6-14 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of psychopathology or cognitive impairment severe enough to preclude giving consent, or completing the survey instruments or the focus group of the study. * Parents/Teachers/Caregivers who are not in one of our recruited primary school * Participants under the age of 18 * Participant who does not speak English and Luganda will not be able to participate

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

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How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Study Site

    RECRUITING

    Kampala, Uganda

  • Study Site

    RECRUITING

    Nakaseke, Uganda

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