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Can Task-Shifting bring depression care to rural vietnam?
NCT ID NCT04491045
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
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- 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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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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1,382 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Jun 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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: Patient Participants: * 18-65 years of age * PHQ-9 score of 10 or above * Planning to receive care at an eligible community health station * Able to provide written informed consent Provider Participants: • General practitioners, nurses, social workers, and other qualified health care providers at a selected community health station selected by CHS Directors for depression care project. Exclusion Criteria: Patient Participants: * Psychosis * Mania * Substance Abuse * High suicide risk Provider Participants: Cannot commit to full participation for the two year project period. Examples of reasons for potential barriers to commitment include leaving due to pursuit of advanced formal training at universities, anticipation of promotion or change in job status, anticipation of relocation.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Commune Health Stations
Bắc Giang, Vietnam
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Commune Health Stations
Phú Thọ, Vietnam
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