New study tests ways to bring mental health help to more people in africa
NCT ID NCT03610750
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how to make mental health care more available in Sub-Saharan Africa. Researchers worked with 901 clinic staff in Mozambique to train local health workers and use existing community programs. The goal was to find cost-effective ways to help more people get the care they need.
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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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901 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2018
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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 to 65 years
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Staff in one of the 36 clinics - Clinic directors, trainers, supervisors, providers of participating clinics: Community Health Workers; Nurses; and Medicine, Preventive Medicine andPsychiatric Technicians. Exclusion Criteria: * Other clinic staff besides clinic directors, trainers, supervisors, providers of participating clinics: Community Health Workers; Nurses; and Medicine, Preventive Medicine andPsychiatric Technicians.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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MIHER: Mozambique Institute for Health Education and Research
Maputo, Cidade de Maputo, 1101, Mozambique
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