Preliminary Efficacy of an mHealth Intervention in West Africa

University of Washington150 enrolled

Overview

We are conducting a pilot feasibility and preliminary efficacy trial of a digital intervention for serious mental illness in West Africa. Participants will be recruited from a large psychiatric hospital in Ghana and randomized into one of three study conditions: 1) Treatment as usual; 2) FOCUS intervention; 3) G-FOCUS intervention.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

150

Conditions

Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

G-FOCUSOTHER

A cultural adaption of an evidence-based (USA populations tested) digital tool for serious mental illness

FOCUSOTHER

An evidence-based (USA populations tested) digital tool for serious mental illness.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged 18 years of age or older 2. Speaks English 3. Outpatient receiving care at Accra Psychiatric Hospital 4. Diagnosis of Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorder 5. Owns a mobile device capable of downloading smartphone applications Exclusion Criteria: 1. Hearing, vision, or motor impairment that would hamper their ability to participate in data collection 2. Serious intellectual or developmental disability that would hamper their ability to participate in data collection

Locations (1)

Accra Psychiatric Hospital

Accra, Ghana

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

Depressive symptoms.

Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks

Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7)

Anxiety severity

Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks

Revised Green et al Paranoid Thoughts Scale

Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks

Hamilton Program for Schizophrenia Voices Questionnaire

Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks

Central Contacts

Alexa Beaulieu

CONTACT

253 261-8661 beaulia@uw.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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