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Integration of mental health in primary care in Kenya

Assessment of the impact of a Kenya Medical training College delivered structured five day training programme on mental health core concepts, skills and competencies on mental health for primary care staff in Kenya

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN53515024
Enrollment
1200
Registered
2011-11-14
Start date
2010-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Mental health Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental health

Interventions

100 primary care centres randomly allocated to intervention and control arms. The health workers' ability to diagnose and the clients' recovery was assessed All patients attending this clinic will b

Sponsors

King's College London (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Clinics: Is that they are publicly funded and on the Ministry of Health list of primary care centres. Patients: 1. Is that they have attended the clinic on the research day 2. That they are over 16

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Dementia and learning disability of such severity as to be unable to complete the questionnaires 2. Life threatening illness 3. Don't speak the languages spoken by the researchers 4. Refusal to consent

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Patient identification index measured 3 months post training

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Client recovery in terms of change on: 1.1. General health Questionnaire 1.2. World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) and 1.3. EQ5D (Quality of LIfe) Assessed by change between status at 3 months and status at 6 months after the training of the health workers

Countries

Kenya

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 22, 2026