Can a phone app protect teachers' mental health? uganda trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06087159
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
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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
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About 1,180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Study Site
RECRUITINGKampala, Uganda
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Study Site
RECRUITINGNakaseke, Uganda
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